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Table 2 Basal characteristic of the study participants in SO and RLO groups (n = 23 in each group)

From: Increased EPA levels in serum phospholipids of humans after four weeks daily ingestion of one portion chicken fed linseed and rapeseed oil

Characteristics

SO

RLO

P*

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

 

Sex

     

Female (n)

20

-

15

-

-

Male (n)

3

-

8

-

-

Age (range) years

24 (19-29)

-

24 (19-29)

-

-

Height (m)

1.72

0.08

1.72

0.09

0.872

Weight (kg)

68.4

10.3

70.9

12.1

0.453

BMI (kg/m2)

23.1

2.7

23.9

3.7

0.419

SBP (mmHg)

117

13

120

13

0.399

DBP (mmHg)

74

11

73

10

0.503

Cholesterol (mmol/l)

4.7

1.0

4.9

0,6

0.529

LDL (mmol/l)

3.0

0.8

3.1

0.7

0.407

HDL (mmol/l)

1.7

0.3

1.7

0.4

0.966

TAG (mmol/l)

1.1

0.4

1.1

0.4

0.739

CRP (mg/l)

2.0

3.0

2.1

3.3

0.944

  1. Body mass index (BMI), Systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolig blood pressure (DBP), LDL cholesterol (LDL), HDL cholesterol (HDL) and C-reactive protein (CRP).
  2. SBP = Systolic blood pressure.
  3. DBP = Diastolic blood pressure.
  4. *Significance in mean values between groups at baseline in one-way ANOVA.