Table 2: Composite whole blood sample- Precision using a composite whole blood sample, N = 24 over five different days and two different months. The mean ± 2σ represents the 95% confidence interval. Values are in µg unless otherwise specified.
|
ω-6 LA |
ω-3 ALA |
ω-6 AA |
ω-3 EPA |
ω-3 DHA |
ω-3 sum |
ω-6 sum |
ω-6/ω-3 |
Mean |
12.2 |
0.4 |
18.7 |
0.4 |
3.9 |
4.8 |
30.9 |
6.5 |
σ |
2.4 |
0.1 |
3.3 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
5.7 |
0.2 |
2σ |
4.9 |
0.2 |
6.5 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
11.4 |
0.4 |
CV |
20% |
21% |
18% |
23% |
21% |
21% |
18% |
3% |
Mean-2σ |
7.3 |
0.2 |
12.1 |
0.2 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
19.5 |
6.0 |
Mean+2σ |
17.1 |
0.6 |
25.2 |
0.6 |
5.6 |
6.8 |
42.2 |
6.9 |