PL (% FAME) | wks | n-3 LC-PUFA (group 1) | GLA (group 2) | n-3 LC-PUFA + GLA (group 3) | Control (olive oil) (group 4) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C16:0 | 0 | 22.0 ± 1.71 | 22.2 ± 1.43 | 22.6 ± 2.08 | 21.9 ± 1.65 |
12 | 22.2 ± 1.64 | 22.9 ± 1.65* | 22.9 ± 2.30 | 22.8 ± 2.21 | |
C16:1 | 0 | 2.42 ± 0.82 | 2.02 ± 0.25 | 2.30 ± 0.77 | 2.29 ± 0.65 |
12 | 2.35 ± 0.71 | 1.99 ± 0.33 | 2.08 ± 0.72 | 2.25 ± 0.59 | |
C18:0 | 0 | 6.51 ± 0.60 | 6.38 ± 0.25 | 6.78 ± 0.78 | 6.48 ± 0.76 |
12 | 6.62 ± 0.86 | 6.45 ± 0.55 | 7.19 ± 0.79 | 6.60 ± 0.59 | |
C18:1 n9 | 0 | 20.1 ± 1.68 | 19.5 ± 1.87 | 19.1 ± 2.33 | 18.8 ± 2.60 |
12 | 18.1 ± 2.20** | 18.2 ± 1.61 | 18.7 ± 1.94 | 19.4 ± 1.57 | |
C18:2 n-6 | 0 | 28.2 ± 3.23 | 28.7 ± 3.08 | 26.7 ± 4.56 | 29.5 ± 3.93 |
(LA) | 12 | 26.6 ± 3.69 | 26.3 ± 2.41** | 25.9 ± 3.51 | 29.4 ± 3.54 |
C18:3 n-6 | 0 | 0.36 ± 0.11 | 0.52 ± 0.43 | 0.44 ± 0.28 | 0.33 ± 0.13 |
(GLA) | 12 | 0.39 ± 0.32 | 1.26 ± 0.20** | 0.72 ± 0.28** | 0.29 ± 0.09 |
C18:3 n-3 | 0 | 0.65 ± 0.44 | 0.81 ± 0.37 | 0.48 ± 0.18 | 0.59 ± 0.34 |
(ALA) | 12 | 0.42 ± 0.15 | 0.43 ± 0.16* | 0.45 ± 0.17 | 0.56 ± 0.25 |
C20:3 n-6 | 0 | 0.25 ± 0.25 | 0.16 ± 0.10 | 0.27 ± 0.29 | 0.23 ± 0.31 |
(DGLA) | 12 | 0.56 ± 0.98 | 0.88 ± 1.51 | 0.36 ± 0.39 | 0.41 ± 0.44 |
C20:4 n-6 | 0 | 5.18 ± 1.21 | 5.83 ± 1.51 | 6.06 ± 1.67 | 4.94 ± 1.14 |
(AA) | 12 | 5.35 ± 1.22 | 7.45 ± 1.63* | 6.15 ± 1.63 | 4.96 ± 1.25 |
C20:5 n-3 | 0 | 1.16 ± 0.86 | 1.05 ± 0.50 | 1.56 ± 1.35 | 1.02 ± 0.85 |
(EPA) | 12 | 2.91 ± 1.59*** | 0.73 ± 0.49* | 1.78 ± 1.48 | 0.71 ± 0.41 |
C22:5 n-3 | 0 | 0.39 ± 0.10 | 0.41 ± 0.10 | 0.43 ± 0.11 | 0.38 ± 0.09 |
(DPA) | 12 | 0.57 ± 0.14*** | 0.36 ± 0.11** | 0.47 ± 0.18 | 0.31 ± 0.09* |
C22:6 n-3 | 0 | 1.59 ± 0.56 | 1.50 ± 0.68 | 2.06 ± 0.91 | 1.64 ± 0.68 |
(DHA) | 12 | 2.25 ± 0.69** | 1.43 ± 0.72 | 1.92 ± 0.93 | 1.39 ± 0.63 |
AA/EPA | 0 | 6.49 ± 3.71 | 8.24 ± 8.02 | 8.06 ± 8.31 | 7.76 ± 5.28 |
12 | 2.72 ± 2.12*** | 17.6 ± 19.36 | 7.32 ± 6.55 | 9.23 ± 5.91 | |
n-3 LC-PUFA | 0 | 3.14 ± 1.37 | 2.95 ± 1.14 | 4.04 ± 2.24 | 3.04 ± 1.58 |
12 | 5.73 ± 2.35*** | 2.52 ± 1.15* | 4.17 ± 2.46 | 2.42 ± 1.07* | |
n-3 PUFA | 0 | 3.82 ± 1.35 | 3.80 ± 1.05 | 4.55 ± 2.35 | 3.67 ± 1.89 |
12 | 6.17 ± 2.41** | 2.97 ± 1.36** | 4.64 ± 2.57 | 2.99 ± 1.25 | |
n-6 PUFA | 0 | 34.9 ± 2.97 | 36.6 ± 1.74 | 34.5 ± 4.02 | 36.0 ± 3.93 |
12 | 33.5 ± 3.74 | 37.6 ± 2.21* | 34.6 ± 2.88 | 35.9 ± 3.62 | |
n-6/n-3 | 0 | 10.5 ± 4.51 | 10.4 ± 3.57 | 9.70 ± 4.97 | 11.6 ± 4.61 |
12 | 6.39 ± 2.97** | 15.1 ± 6.72* | 10.7 ± 7.65 | 13.7 ± 4.99* | |
SFA | 0 | 32.4 ± 1.67 | 32.1 ± 0.91 | 33.1 ± 2.32 | 32.7 ± 2.62 |
12 | 33.3 ± 2.12 | 33.1 ± 1.39* | 33.7 ± 2.31 | 33.4 ± 3.22 | |
MUFA | 0 | 25.6 ± 2.16 | 24.5 ± 1.92 | 24.5 ± 2.95 | 24.2 ± 3.05 |
12 | 23.5 ± 2.56** | 23.1 ± 1.63* | 23.8 ± 2.25 | 24.6 ± 1.86 | |
PUFA | 0 | 39.2 ± 3.62 | 40.8 ± 2.11 | 39.5 ± 4.54 | 40.1 ± 4.41 |
12 | 40.2 ± 3.51 | 41.1 ± 2.58 | 39.6 ± 3.29 | 39.3 ± 3.92 | |
CLA | 0 | 0.34 ± 0.08 | 0.34 ± 0.08 | 0.31 ± 0.06 | 0.34 ± 0.08 |
12 | 0.42 ± 0.28 | 0.35 ± 0.19 | 0.27 ± 0.05 | 0.30 ± 0.08 |