AMAP Greenland and the Faroe Islands 1997-2001

Ittoqqortoor- miit Nanortalik Nuuk Ilulissat Upernavik Total n 15 6 15 15 11 Age 38.1: 36.0 29.0 42.4 31.6 Smokers % 86 80 80 80 73 Cigarettes per day 10 2.4 8.8 8.1 9.2 Units of alcohol/ month 73 29 23 31 15 Marine food/ month 21.3 31.0 15.3 24.7 24.6 Total lipids, g/L 6.12: (4.6-9.4) 6.28: (5.3-7.0) 6.66: (4.4-9.9) 7.22: (3.2-10.09 6.13: (5.2-7.8) Linolic acid, 18.2.6 13.3: 9.9: 16.9: 14.7: 13.8: Arachidonic acid 20.4.6 8.34: 7.76: 8.68: 8.07: 9.08: Eicosapentaenoic acid, 20.5.3 6.21: 7.89: 3.09: 4.05: 3.62: 22.5.3 Docosahexaenoic acid, 22.6.3 7.08: 8.82: 5.87: 6.82: 6.72: Sum n-3 16.83: 20.0: 11.70: 13.86: 13.13: Sum n-6 24.0: 19.1: 28.2: 25.0: 25.6: n-3/n-6 ratio 0.45: 0.66: 0.21: 0.37: 0.34: Docosapentaenoic