Effects of dietary PUFA patterns and FADS genotype on breast milk PUFAs in Chinese lactating mothers

Genes & Nutrition

Table 2 Rotating component matrix of dietary fatty acid pattern

Dietary fatty acids	n-3 PUFA major pattern (N = 128)	n-6 PUFA major pattern (N = 82)	Essential PUFA pattern (N = 160)
C22:6n-3 (DHA)	0.999	0.020	-0.010
C18:4n-3 (SDA)	0.999	- 0.002	-0.012
C20:5n-3 (EPA)	0.998	0.035	0.011
C22:5n-3 (DPA)	0.998	0.040	-0.009
C20:4n-6 (AA)	0.985	0.124	0.011
C22:4n-6	0.018	0.940	-0.005
C22:3n-3 (DTA)	-0.013	0.937	0.013
C20:3n-6 (DGLA)	0.052	0.445	0.154
C18:3n-3 (ALA)	0.065	0.119	0.831
C18:2n-6 (LA)	0.032	0.228	0.753
C20:2n-6 (EDA)	-0.095	-0.182	0.260

PUFA polyunsaturated fatty acids, C22:6n-3 docosahexaenoic acid, DHA, C18:4n-3 stearidonic acid, SDA, C20:5n-3 Eicosapentaenoic acid, EPA, C22:5n-3 docosapentaenoic acid, DPA, C20:4n-6 Arachidonic acid, AA, C22:4n-6 docosatetraenoic acid, C22:3n-3 docosatrienoic acid, DTA, C20:3n-6 dihomo-γ-linolenic acid, DGLA, C18:3n-3 α-linolenic acid, ALA, C18:2n-6 linoleic acid, LA, C20:2n-6 eicosadienoic acid, EDA

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