Appendix Table A
Mean selected fatty acid levels, by sex, household population aged 20 to 79, Canada excluding territories, 2012/2013
Fatty Acid-Trivial Name | Shorthand notation | Total | Men | Women | ||||||
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% | 95% confidence interval | % | 95% confidence interval | % | 95% confidence interval | |||||
from | to | from | to | from | to | |||||
Lauric acid | C12:0 | Less than lower limit of detection | ||||||||
Myristic acid | C14:0 | 0.40 | 0.38 | 0.42 | 0.40 | 0.38 | 0.43 | 0.40 | 0.37 | 0.42 |
Palmitic acid | C16:0 | 23.63 | 23.46 | 23.81 | 23.57 | 23.32 | 23.83 | 23.69 | 23.48 | 23.89 |
Stearic acid | C18:0 | 17.73 | 17.44 | 18.03 | 17.90 | 17.57 | 18.23 | 17.57Note † | 17.29 | 17.84 |
Total saturated fatty acids | Total SFA | 42.40 | 42.01 | 42.79 | 42.53 | 42.11 | 42.94 | 42.28Note † | 41.87 | 42.68 |
Palmitoleic acid | 16:1n-7 | 0.53 | 0.47 | 0.59 | 0.51 | 0.42 | 0.60 | 0.54 | 0.47 | 0.62 |
Cis-vaccenic acid | 18:1n-7c | 1.22 | 1.20 | 1.25 | 1.21 | 1.17 | 1.25 | 1.24 | 1.20 | 1.27 |
Oleic acid | 18:1n-9c | 14.14 | 14.01 | 14.28 | 14.22 | 13.98 | 14.45 | 14.07 | 13.99 | 14.15 |
Total cis-18:1 fatty acids | Total cis-18:1 | 15.37 | 15.22 | 15.51 | 15.43 | 15.18 | 15.67 | 15.31 | 15.22 | 15.39 |
Total cis-monounsaturated fatty acids | Total cis-MUFA | 16.51 | 16.30 | 16.71 | 16.54 | 16.20 | 16.88 | 16.47 | 16.33 | 16.62 |
Palmitelaidic acid | 16:1n-7t | 0.21 | 0.17 | 0.25 | 0.22 | 0.18 | 0.26 | 0.21 | 0.16 | 0.25 |
Elaidic acid | 18:1n-9t | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
Trans-10-octadecenoic acid | 18:1n-8t | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 |
Trans-vaccenic acid | 18:1n-7t | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.07Note † | 0.06 | 0.07 |
Total trans-18:1 fatty acids | Total trans-18:1 | 0.25 | 0.22 | 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.21 | 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.28 |
Total trans-18:2 fatty acids | Total trans-18:2 | 0.16 | 0.13 | 0.20 | 0.16 | 0.13 | 0.20 | 0.16 | 0.13 | 0.19 |
Total trans-18:3 fatty acids | Total trans 18:3 | Less than lower limit of detection | ||||||||
Total trans fatty acids | Total TFA | 0.62 | 0.53 | 0.71 | 0.63 | 0.53 | 0.72 | 0.62 | 0.53 | 0.71 |
Linoleic acid | 18:2n-6 | 13.14 | 12.78 | 13.51 | 12.80 | 12.47 | 13.13 | 13.47Note † | 12.99 | 13.96 |
Gamma-linolenic acid | 18:3n-6 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.09Note † | 0.08 | 0.10 |
Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid | 20:3n-6 | 1.83 | 1.77 | 1.89 | 1.88 | 1.83 | 1.92 | 1.78 | 1.68 | 1.88 |
Arachidonic acid | 20:4n-6 | 14.60 | 14.36 | 14.84 | 14.69 | 14.44 | 14.93 | 14.51 | 14.21 | 14.80 |
Adrenic acid | 22:4n-6 | 2.90 | 2.75 | 3.04 | 3.00 | 2.89 | 3.12 | 2.79Note † | 2.60 | 2.97 |
Omega-6 docosapentanoic acid | 22:5n-6 | 0.44 | 0.42 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.43 | 0.40 | 0.45 |
Total omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids | Total n-6 PUFA | 33.28 | 32.82 | 33.74 | 33.20 | 32.65 | 33.75 | 33.37 | 32.93 | 33.80 |
Alpha-linolenic acid | 18:3n-3 | 0.29 | 0.27 | 0.31 | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.29 | 0.31Note † | 0.29 | 0.33 |
Eicosatrienoic acid | 20:3n-3 | Less than lower limit of detection | ||||||||
Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) | 20:5n-3 | 0.76 | 0.67 | 0.85 | 0.74 | 0.66 | 0.81 | 0.78 | 0.67 | 0.89 |
Omega-3 docosapentanoic acid | 22:5n-3 | 2.40 | 2.33 | 2.48 | 2.50 | 2.43 | 2.58 | 2.30Note † | 2.21 | 2.39 |
Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) | 22:6n-3 | 3.74 | 3.52 | 3.95 | 3.60 | 3.37 | 3.82 | 3.87Note † | 3.60 | 4.15 |
Total omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids | Total n-3 PUFA | 7.19 | 6.94 | 7.43 | 7.11 | 6.86 | 7.36 | 7.27 | 6.93 | 7.60 |
Total polyunsaturated fatty acids | Total PUFA | 40.47 | 40.11 | 40.83 | 40.30 | 39.81 | 40.80 | 40.63 | 40.25 | 41.02 |
Source: 2012/2013 Canadian Health Measures Survey. |
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