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Fig. 1 | BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

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From: The ratio of serum n-3 to n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids is associated with diabetes mellitus in patients with prior myocardial infarction: a multicenter cross-sectional study

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Comparison of ratios of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) to arachidonic acid (AA) levels (EPA/AA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) to arachidonic acid (AA) levels (DHA/AA) between the patients with and without prior myocardial infarction (PMI). Analysis for all patients (a) and patients with hypertension (HTN; b), dyslipidemia (DL; c), and diabetes mellitus (DM; d). A statistically significant difference in EPA/AA ratios was only present for the patients with DM, whereas that in DHA/AA ratios was present for all and DM patients

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