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Levels of some selected serum fatty acids (g/L) at baseline and after 36 months, in the placebo (corn oil) and the n-3 PUFA supplemented groups. Median values (25, 75 percentiles) are given. |
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n-3 PUFA |
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| Baseline (n = 139) |
36 Months (n = 114) |
Baseline (n = 139) |
36 Months (n = 122) |
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| Linoleic acid, 18:2n-6 |
1.59 (1.33, 1.82) |
1.58 (1.36, 1.81) |
1.70 (1.47, 1.96) |
1.47 (1.24, 1.70)b |
<0,001 |
| AA, 20:4n-6 |
0.23 (0.20, 0.27) |
0.25 (0.21, 0.30)b |
0.22 (0.19, 0.27) |
0.21 (0.18, 0.25)b |
<0,001 |
| ALA, 18:3n-3 |
0.030 (0.022, 0. 39) |
0.031 (0.024, 0.037) |
0.033 (0.026, 0.043) |
0.031 (0.025, 0.042) |
ns |
| EPA, 20:5n-3 |
0.076 (0.049, 0.13) |
0.070 (0.041, 0.11)a |
0.081 (0.051, 0.14) |
0.22 (0.17, 0.27)b |
<0,001 |
| DHA, 22:6n-3 |
0.14 (0.12, 0.19) |
0.14 (0.11, 0.18) |
0.17 (0.12, 0.20) |
0.20 (0.16, 0.23)b |
<0,001 |
| Sum n-6 |
1.82 (1.57, 2.11) |
1.86 (1.58, 2.06) |
1.94 (1.68, 2.22) |
1.68 (1.44, 1.94)b |
<0,001 |
| Sum n-3 |
0.27 (0.20, 0.38) |
0.26 (0.21, 0.35) |
0.31 (0.22, 0.41) |
0.49 (0.39, 0.57)b |
<0,001 |
| Ratio omega-6/omega-3 |
6.85 (4.75, 9.27) |
7.08 (5.35, 9.44) |
6.36 (4.70, 8.37) |
3.40 (2.69, 4.28)b |
<0,001 |
| Total fatty acids in serum |
5.31 (4.58, 6.22) |
5.04 (4.40, 5.70) |
5.29 (4.60, 6.25) |
4.73 (4.05, 5.59)b |
0.011 |
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AA: Arachidonic acid, ALA: Alphalinolenic acid, EPA: Eicosapentaenoic acid, DHA: Docosahexaenoic acid. a p < 0.05, b p < 0.01 refer to within group changes from baseline to 36 months p: refers to differences in changes from baseline to 36 months between the group | |||||
Eid et al. Nutrition & Metabolism 2006 3:4 doi:10.1186/1743-7075-3-4 |
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