Serum n-3 long-chain PUFA differ by sex and age in a population-based survey of New Zealand adolescents and adults

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 168-174

  Crowe, Francesca L ^a   Skeaff, C Murray ^a   Green, Timothy J ^a   Gray, Andrew R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Docosahexaenoic acid; n 3 fatty acids; New Zealanders; Nutrition surveys

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHOLESTEROL ESTER; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; DOCOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BODY MASS; CANCER RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FAT INTAKE; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHOLESTEROL; DIET; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 37349131292     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S000711450779387X     Document Type: Article

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