Plasma fatty acids (% of total)

Japanese (n = 44)

US (n = 76)

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Myristic

0.7 ± 0.2

0.85 ± 0.34

**

Palmitic

22.3 ± 1.3

21.23 ± 2.13

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Palmitoelaidic (trans)

0.2 ± 0.1

0.14 ± 0.07

**

Palmitoleic

1.9 ± 0.6

1.45 ± 0.80

**

Stearic

7.0 ± 0.7

7.24 ± 0.83

Elaidic (trans)

0.1 ± 0.01

0.61 ± 0.34

**

Oleic

20.0 ± 2.6

19.96 ± 3.34

Linoelaidic (trans)

0.2 ± 0.1

0.35 ± 0.12

**

Linoleic (LA)

26.3 ± 4.0

32.83 ± 5,24

**

Arachidic

0.13 ± 0.04

0.13 ± 0.04

Gamma Linolenic

0.3 ± 0.1

0.53 ± 0.27

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Eicosenoic

0.2 ± 0.04

0.15 ± 0.05

Alpha Linolenic

0.7 ± 0.2

0.72 ± 0.32

Eicosadienoic

0.2 ± 0.03

0.29 ± 0.07

**

Behenic

0.15 ± 0.02

0.20 ± 0.10

**

Dihomo-gamma Linolenic (DGLA)

1.0 ± 0.2

1.56 ± 0.37

**

Arachidonic (AA)

6.0 ± 1.1

7.38 ± 2.18

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Eicosapentaenoic (EPA)

2.5 ± 1.3

0.77 ± 0.60

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Lignoceric

0.22 ± 0.10

0.18 ± 0.07

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Nervonic

0.33 ± 0.18

0.26 ± 0.10

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Docosatetraenoic

0.12 ± 0.04

0.26 ± 0.11

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Docosapentaenoic (n6)

0.14 ± 0.04

0.18 ± 0.08

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Docosapentaenoic (n3)

0.68 ± 0.26

0.59 ± 0.14

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Docosahexaenoic (DHA)

5.0 ± 1.5

2.14 ± 0.85

**