Are dietary intake and nutritional status of specific polyunsaturated fatty acids correlated with sarcopenia outcomes in community-dwelling older adults with sarcopenia? – Exploratory results from ENHANce

Table 3 Correlations between PUFAs’ dietary intake and PUFAs status in RBC fatty acids composition

Food records intake	RBC fatty acids parameters	Spearman’s Rho (ρ)	P-value
Omega-3 PUFAs
EPA intake	RBC %EPA	0.139	0.471
DHA intake	RBC %DHA	0.234	0.223
ALA intake	RBC %ALA	-0.046	0.812
Omega-6 PUFAs
LA intake	RBC %LA	0.065	0.740

RBC Red blood cell, PUFAs Polyunsaturated fatty acids, EPA Eicosapentaenoic acid, DHA Docosahexaenoic acid, LA Linoleic acid

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