Table 3 |
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| Polyunsaturated fatty acids profile in plasma | |||||||
| Parameter (μg FA/ml) | Baseline mean (SD) | Change at week 8 | 95% CI | P-value | Change at week 16 | 95% CI | P-value |
| ALA | 13.50 (8.50) | -2.08 | -4.71 to 0.56 | 0.1194 | -3.71 | -6.35 to -1.08 | 0.0067 |
| EPA | 8.73 (4.09) | 17.96 | 12.42 to 23.50 | <0.0001 | 10.47 | 4.93 to 16.00 | 0.0004 |
| DPA | 8.24 (2.88) | 3.63 | 2.10 to 5.16 | <0.0001 | 0.56 | -0.97 to 2.09 | 0.4665 |
| DHA | 32.91 (8.24) | 18.39 | 12.05 to 24.73 | <0.0001 | 9.93 | 3.60 to 16.27 | 0.0028 |
| EPA+DHA | 41.63 (10.68) | 36.35 | 25.16 to 47.55 | <0.0001 | 20.40 | 9.21 to 31.6 | 0.0006 |
| LA | 624.25 (137.45) | 7.30 | -52.75 to 67.34 | 0.8081 | -55.81 | -115.86 to 4.24 | 0.0678 |
| GLA | 10.01 (4.40) | 0.75 | -1.83 to 3.32 | 0.5615 | -1.55 | -4.12 to 1.03 | 0.2330 |
| DGLA | 35.07 (13.03) | -3.32 | -7.89 to 1.25 | 0.1550 | -7.50 | -12.07 to -2.93 | 0.0018 |
| AA | 148.24 (38.47) | -11.57 | -27.37 to 4.24 | 0.1477 | -26.56 | -42.37 to -10.76 | 0.0015 |
Data are presented as mean (standard deviation);
FA- fatty acid; ALA – α-linolenic acid, 18:3 (n-3); EPA – eicosapentaenoic acid, 20:5 (n-3); DPA – docosapentaenoic acid, 22:5 (n-3); DHA – docosahexaenoic acid, 22:6 (n-3); LA – linoleic acid, 18:2 (n-6); GLA – γ-linolenic acid, 18:3 (n-6); DGLA – dihomo-γ-linolenic acid, 20:3 (n-6); AA – arachidonic acid, 20:4 (n-6); P-value derived with mixed model.
Garaiova et al. Nutrition Journal 2013 12:7 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-12-7
