Fig. 4

Comparison of selected n-6 fatty acids in erythrocyte lipids of subjects with different dietary patterns. (A) Linoleic acid (LA) and (B) arachidonic acid (ARA) concentrations in erythrocyte lipids were presented as the percentage of the total area of total fatty acid methyl esters (%FAME). In total, 62 omnivores (Western diet; WD), 69 flexitarians (Flex), 64 vegetarians (VG) and 57 vegans (VN) were analyzed. The results are shown as violin plots with median (indicated as squares) and 25- and 75-quartile ranges (indicated as dotted lines). Diet groups that do not share indices (a, b,c) differ significantly (Kruskal-Wallis test followed by Benjamini-Hochberg correction (p < 0.05))