Table 3 Dietary fatty acids intake of the study patients

Total energy intake, kcal/day

1682.5 (587.3)

1649.6 (551.3)

1891.5 (809.9)

0.069

Carbohydrate intake, g/day

209.9 (80.6)

204.8 (70.8)

233.3 (129.2)

0.117

Protein intake, g/day

71.7 (28.6)

70.5 (27.4)

81.6 (37.4)

0.090

Total fat, g/day

53.5 (20.0)

53.0 (20.0)

57.9 (22.0)

0.277

Total fiber intake, g/day

12.0 (5.1)

12.0 (4.9)

12.7 (7.0)

0.546

Saturated fatty acid intake, g/day

13.7 (5.7)

13.6 (5.8)

14.2 (5.4)

0.666

Monosaturated fatty acids intake, g/day

19.3 (7.5)

19.1 (7.5)

21.3 (8.4)

0.192

Polyunsaturated fatty acids intake, g/day

13.2 (4.9)

13.1 (4.9)

14.4 (5.8)

0.273

Caproic acid (C6:0)

92.3 (83.2)

95.0 (85.4)

75.0 (66.0)

0.284

Caprylic acid (C8:0)

90.8 (85.6)

94.7 (89.4)

65.1 (48.7)

0.123

Capric acid (C10:0)

151.5 (128.2)

156.6 (132.4)

118.0 (92.0)

0.179

Lauric acid (C12:0)

360.9 (358.9)

377.3 (376.6)

253.2 (178.9)

0.123

Myristic acid (C14:0)

1040.4 (563.6)

1039.6 (572.2)

1045.4 (512.8)

0.963

Myristoleic acid (C14:1(9c))

77.8 (43.6)

77.2 (44.2)

81.9 (39.9)

0.627

Pentadecanoic acid (C15:0)

99.4 (52.4)

98.6 (52.7)

104.7 (50.9)

0.605

Palmitic acid (C16:0)

8234.1 (3281.5)

8159.4 (3291.8)

8724.8 (3241.2)

0.443

Palmitoleic acid (C16:1(9c))

873.4 (394.2)

847.8 (382.3)

1041.7 (437.5)

0.028

Stearic acid (C18:0)

3007.0 (1250.8)

2981.8 (1255.6)

3172.2 (1233.5)

0.498

Oleic acid (C18:1(9c))

17,282.8 (6881.2)

17,066.6 (6782.7)

18,701.6 (7503.6)

0.290

Linoleic acid (C18:2(9c12c))

9975.4 (3823.8)

9898.3 (3745.0)

10,481.8 (4364.0)

0.497

ɤ- Linolenic acid (C18:3n6)

7.5 (5.1)

7.4 (5.0)

8.1 (5.8)

0.573

α-Linolenic acid (C18:3(9c12c15c))

1634.0 (684.6)

1616.7 (664.1)

1747.6 (814.3)

0.395

Arachidic acid (C20:0)

154.1 (60.3)

152.5 (58.9)

165.1 (69.5)

0.350

Eicosenoic acid (C20:1)

564.5 (302.7)

540.9 (279.5)

718.8 (398.8)

0.008

Eicosadienoic acid (C20:2)

49.3 (21.9)

48.2 (21.6)

56.1 (23.2)

0.107

Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid (C20:3n6)

31.9 (14.0)

31.6 (13.8)

37.0 (14.6)

0.063

Arachidonic acid (C20:4n6)

188.9 (82.1)

183.6 (80.3)

223.3 (87.8)

0.031

Eicosapentaenoic acid (C20:5n3)

402.9 (277.5)

385.0 (267.2)

520.1 (319.9)

0.029

Behenic acid (C22:0)

79.7 (32.6)

79.0 (31.7)

83.8 (38.4)

0.512

Erucic acid (C22:1n9)

406.3 (309.9)

383.7 (24.9)

548.6 (62.4)

0.015

Docosahexaenoic acid (C22:6n3)

664.6 (422.8)

636.6 (404.4)

848.9 (499.7)

0.025

Lignoceric acid (C24:0)

32.6 (14.1)

32.1 (13.8)

35.5 (16.4)

0.280

Nervonic acid (C24:1)

59.8 (36.4)

57.1 (34.4)

77.9 (44.2)

0.010