Table 4: Fatty acid consumption and flavonoids intake in the Indo-Mediterranean style diet group and standard diet group.

- Before Entry At Entry After 2 Years
Fatty acid KJ/day All patients
(n=1,446)		 Indo-Mediterranean (n=1,446) Standard
(n=1,320)		 Indo-Mediterra- nean (n=1,446) Standard
(n=1,320)
Saturated
Monounsaturated
Polyunsaturated
    w-6
    w-3
w-6/w-3 ratio

Main dietary oil
Flavonoids, g/day
PUFA/Flavonoid		 10.1± 2.43
9.4± 2.48
6.91±
1.72)
6.6± 1.36
0.31± 0.08
21.3±3.3**
Pea nut
0.72±0.05
9.59±2.13		 7.1± 1.34*
9.6± 2.42*
8.0± 2.04*
6.2± 1.34
1.8± 0.24**
3.4±0.76**

Mustard
1.85±0.066*
4.32±0.67*		 9.2± 2.55
7.7± 2.36
7.23± 2.42
7.1± 2.31
0.31±0.095
22.9±2.4

Sunflower
0.65±0.12
11.12±2.34		 7.2± 0.24*
8.0± 2.15
8.8± 2.33*
7.1± 2.45
1.7±0.33**
4.2±0.76**

Mustard
1.88±0.067*
4.68±0.88*		 10.8± 0.36
10.4±3.22
7.11± 2.25
6.8± 2.23
0.31±0.095
21.9±4.3

Sunflower, Pea nut
0.66±0.13
10.77±2.33

Values are mean± Standard deviation **=p<0.01, (modified from Singh et al, 2012).