Uummanaq 1999 Ittoqqortoormiit 1999-2000 Ittoqqortoormiit 1999-2000 Tasiilaq 2000 Tasiilaq 2000 Total n 48 men 52 men 42 women 40 men 40 women Total lipids, g/L 6.2: 6.83: 7.12: 7.33: 6.67: Linoleic acid, 18.2.6 13.6: 19.8: 17.6: 19.1: 18.5: Arachidonic acid 20.4.6 4.6: 5.6: 5.8: 4.7: 4.9: Eicosapentaenoic acid, 20.5.3 4.3: 1.6: 2.5: 2.9: 2.8: 22.5.3 Docosapentaenoic 1.4: 1.13: 1.34: 1.16: 1.21: Docosahexaenoic acid, 22.6.3 5.7: 4.2: 5.7: 5.5: 5.8: Sum n-3 12.6: 7.8: 10.5: 10.6: 10.8: Sum n-6 21.0: 28.8: 26.6: 26.3: 26.0: n-3/n-6 ratio 0.60: 0.27: 0.40: 0.40: 0.42: Triglycerides Mmol/L 0.98: 1.42: 1.40: 1.55: 1.29: Cholesterol Mmol/L 5.01: 5.36: 5.63: 5.90: 5.41: Selenium, microgram/L blood 354: (122-1890) 169: (81-635) 241: (103-678) 172: (89-322) 187: (90-415) Selenium, microgram/L plasma 112: (77-153) 88.6: (57-200) 89.5: (62-122) 80: (55-122) 74: (45-161)