Plasma Fatty Acids in Zambian Adults with HIV/AIDS: Relation to Dietary Intake and Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Table 2

Spearman correlation coefficients between plasma and dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids.

PUFA type	Plasma composition; (% of total fat)	Dietary composition; (% energy/day)
ALA (18:3n-3)	0.15 (0.12, 0.20)	1.50 (0.96, 1.92)	−0.05	0.50
EPA (20:5n-3)	0.39 (0.28, 0.51)	0.01 (0, 0.12)	0.36	<0.01
DPA (22:5n-3)	0.95 (0.77, 1.13)	0.01 (0, 0.03)	−0.01	0.90
DHA (22:6n-3)	3.54 (2.98, 4.27)	0.03 (0, 0.17)	0.21	0.01
LA (18:2n-6)	16.1 (14.6, 18.0)	11.5 (8.10, 14.9)	0.06	0.09
AA (20:4n-6)	11.1 (9.58, 12.3)	0.04 (0.01, 0.08)	0.09	0.21

Plasma and dietary composition values are median (25th, 75th percentile).
AA, arachidonic acid; ALA, α-linolenic acid; DHA, docosahexaenoic acid; DPA, docosapentaenoic acid; EPA, eicosapentaenoic acid; LA, linoleic acid; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acid.