Table 1 |
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Mean daily intakes (g/d) of fats and fatty acids by Guatemalan schoolchildren, by gender and SES |
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High-SES |
Low-SES |
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Fats |
Mean1 |
SE1 |
Mean1 |
SE1 |
P value2 |
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Total (n) |
230 |
-- |
219 |
-- |
-- |
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Total fat (g) |
65.7 |
1.0 |
64.6 |
1.0 |
0.435 |
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SFA (g) |
23.9 |
0.5 |
22.0 |
0.6 |
0.014* |
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MUFA (g) |
22.9 |
0.4 |
22.5 |
0.4 |
0.486 |
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PUFA (g) |
13.3 |
0.3 |
14.5 |
0.3 |
0.005* |
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Total n-3 (g) |
1.3 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
0.036* |
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Total n-6 (g) |
12.0 |
0.3 |
13.3 |
0.3 |
0.001** |
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LA, 18:2n-6 (g) |
11.9 |
0.3 |
13.2 |
0.3 |
<0.001*** |
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ALA, 18:3n-3 (g) |
1.2 |
.027 |
1.1 |
.027 |
0.045* |
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AA, 20:4n-6 (g) |
0.12 |
0.01 |
0.13 |
0.01 |
0.736 |
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EPA, 20:5n-3 (g) |
0.010 |
0.002 |
0.008 |
0.002 |
0.455 |
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DHA, 22:6n-3 (g) |
0.032 |
0.002 |
0.032 |
0.002 |
0.819 |
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Ratio n-6:n-3 |
9.6 |
0.20 |
11.5 |
0.20 |
<0.001*** |
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Boys (n) |
111 |
-- |
106 |
-- |
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Total fat (g) |
68.7 |
1.5 |
63.4 |
1.6 |
0.002** |
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SFA (g) |
25.1 |
0.7 |
20.3 |
0.8 |
<0.001*** |
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MUFA (g) |
23.9 |
0.7 |
22.3 |
0.7 |
0.083 |
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PUFA (g) |
13.7 |
0.4 |
15.1 |
0.4 |
0.036* |
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Total n-3 (g) |
1.3 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
0.317 |
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Total n-6 (g) |
12.4 |
0.4 |
13.8 |
0.4 |
0.019* |
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LA, 18:2n-6 (g) |
12.3 |
0.4 |
13.7 |
0.4 |
0.019* |
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ALA, 18:3n-3 (g) |
1.23 |
0.04 |
1.19 |
0.04 |
0.440 |
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AA, 20:4n-6 (g) |
0.139 |
0.008 |
0.131 |
0.008 |
0.499 |
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EPA, 20:5n-3 (g) |
0.012 |
0.003 |
0.008 |
0.003 |
0.367 |
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DHA, 22:6n-3 (g) |
0.038 |
0.004 |
0.033 |
0.004 |
0.352 |
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Ratio n-6:n-3 |
9.7 |
0.27 |
11.5 |
0.28 |
<0.001*** |
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Girls (n) |
119 |
-- |
113 |
-- |
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Total fat (g) |
63.0 |
1.3 |
65.8 |
1.4 |
0.147 |
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SFA (g) |
22.9 |
0.8 |
23.6 |
0.8 |
0.488 |
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MUFA (g) |
22.0 |
0.6 |
22.7 |
0.6 |
0.416 |
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PUFA (g) |
12.9 |
0.4 |
14.0 |
0.4 |
0.060 |
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Total n-3 (g) |
1.3 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
0.055 |
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Total n-6 (g) |
11.6 |
0.4 |
12.8 |
0.4 |
0.027* |
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LA, 18:2n-6 (g) |
11.5 |
0.4 |
12.8 |
0.4 |
0.018* |
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ALA, 18:3n-3 (g) |
1.22 |
0.04 |
1.11 |
0.04 |
0.046* |
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AA, 20:4n-6 (g) |
0.109 |
0.007 |
0.121 |
0.007 |
0.235 |
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EPA, 20:5n-3 (g) |
0.007 |
0.002 |
0.007 |
0.002 |
0.959 |
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DHA, 22:6n-3 (g) |
0.027 |
0.003 |
0.030 |
0.003 |
0.407 |
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Ratio n-6:n-3 |
9.4 |
0.29 |
11.6 |
0.30 |
<0.001*** |
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1Mean and standard error of the mean (SE) from general linear models, adjusted for energy intake 2Comparing adjusted mean intakes in children from high vs. low-SES, within gender groups. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001. Abbreviations: LA: linoleic acid; ALA: alpha linolenic acid; AA: arachidonic acid; EPA: eicosapentaenoic acid; and DHA: docosahexaenoic acid |
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Bermudez et al. Nutrition Journal 2010 9:20 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-9-20 |
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