Table 5 Distributions of serum lipid concentrations across tertiles of selected diet-related serum phospholipid fatty acids
From: Serum phospholipid fatty acids, dietary patterns and type 2 diabetes among urban Ghanaians
Fatty acids (% of total fatty acids) | Serum lipids (mmol/L) | Fatty acid tertile 1 | Fatty acid tertile 2 | Fatty acid tertile 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
adjusted mean of serum lipids (95% CI) | adjusted mean of serum lipids (95% CI) | adjusted mean of serum lipids (95% CI) | p for trend | ||
20:0 (median) | 0.13 | 0.18 | 0.28 | ||
Triglycerides | 1.32 (1.25; 1.40) | 1.16 (1.11; 1.22) | 1.12 (1.05; 1.17) | 0.0003 | |
HDL-cholesterol | 1.41 (1.36; 1.46) | 1.41 (1.36; 1.46) | 1.36 (1.31; 1.42) | 0.20 | |
LDL-cholesterol | 4.14 (3.97; 4.32) | 3.94 (3.78; 4.14) | 3.71 (3.56; 3.90) | 0.0003 | |
20:5n-3 (median) | 1.04 | 1.79 | 3.15 | ||
Triglycerides | 1.23 (1.17; 1.30) | 1.23 (1.17; 1.30) | 1.13 (1.06; 1.19) | 0.01 | |
HDL-cholesterol | 1.35 (1.30; 1.40) | 1.40 (1.35; 1.46) | 1.44 (1.38; 1.49) | 0.02 | |
LDL-cholesterol | 3.86 (3.67; 4.01) | 3.90 (3.74; 4.10) | 4.06 (3.86; 4.22) | 0.12 | |
22:6n-3 (median) | 4.43 | 5.87 | 7.69 | ||
Triglycerides | 1.08 (1.03; 1.15) | 1.20 (1.14; 1.26) | 1.31 (1.25; 1.39) | <.0001 | |
HDL-cholesterol | 1.39 (1.33; 1.44) | 1.40 (1.35; 1.45) | 1.40 (1.34; 1.45) | 0.79 | |
LDL-cholesterol | 3.78 (3.63; 3.97) | 3.90 (3.74; 4.06) | 4.10 (3.90; 4.26) | 0.02 | |
18:2n-6 (median) | 13.1 | 16.5 | 19.9 | ||
Triglycerides | 1.31 (1.23; 1.38) | 1.20 (1.13; 1.26) | 1.09 (1.04;1.16) | <.0001 | |
HDL-cholesterol | 1.35 (1.30; 1.40) | 1.38 (1.33; 1.43) | 1.46 (1.40; 1.51) | 0.01 | |
LDL-cholesterol | 3.74 (3.56; 3.90) | 3.90 (3.74; 4.10) | 4.14 (3.97; 4.35) | 0.01 | |