TY - JOUR T1 - Factors Influencing EPA+DHA Levels in Red Blood Cells in Japan JF - In Vivo JO - In Vivo SP - 131 LP - 135 VL - 22 IS - 1 AU - MIHO ITOMURA AU - SHUNTARO FUJIOKA AU - KEI HAMAZAKI AU - KOUJI KOBAYASHI AU - TETSURO NAGASAWA AU - SHIGEKI SAWAZAKI AU - YUKO KIRIHARA AU - TOMOHITO HAMAZAKI Y1 - 2008/01/01 UR - http://iv.iiarjournals.org/content/22/1/131.abstract N2 - The blood eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acid (EPA+DHA) concentration is an important inverse risk factor for sudden cardiac death. However, it is not known what kinds of factors influence the EPA+DHA levels in the total phospholipid fraction in red blood cells (RBC EPA+DHA) in Japan, who regularly eat more fish with increasing age. Four hundred and fifty-six healthy individuals (320 men and 136 women, 18 to 70 years old) were recruited between 2002 and 2005. RBC EPA+DHA were measured by gas chromatography and questionnaires were administered. Multivariate analysis indicated that there were significant correlations between RBC EPA+DHA and (i) dietary EPA+DHA (β=0.31), (ii) age (β=0.33), (iii) gender (β=-0.15) and (iv) physical activity (β=-0.11) but not with body mass index or smoking. Copyright © 2008 International Institute of Anticancer Research (Dr. John G. Delinassios), All rights reserved ER -