Table 1 Anthropometric data, serum lipid levels and red blood cell membrane fatty acid composition of the four treatment groups (FO-N, CO-N, FO-D, CO-D) at baseline (t ₀ ) and after supplementation with fish oil or corn oil over twelve weeks (t ₁₂ )

37.50 ± 8.11

37.40 ± 8.30

41.80 ± 8.94

40.20 ± 8.64

180.30 ± 6.29

181.60 ± 7.54

182.80 ± 7.02

180.40 ± 7.55

78.90 ± 15.25

78.51 ± 16.13

85.80 ± 10.90

84.79 ± 11.19

85.50 ± 14.80

84.53 ± 14.51

94.80 ± 13.20

94.06 ± 13.80

24.20 ± 4.15 ^c

24.13 ± 4.50

25.90 ± 2.83

25.67 ± 2.78

25.40 ± 2.91

25.14 ± 2.86

29.00 ± 2.98 ^c

28.82 ± 3.25

184.10 ± 13.30 ^c

195.60 ± 26.10

194.00 ± 22.20 ^d

188.90 ± 21.50

261.00 ± 48.10 ^d

257.50 ± 60.30

262.20 ± 61.90 ^c

264.40 ± 49.20

82.40 ± 35.30 ^c

66.20 ± 16.70 ^A

155.60 ± 53.80

87.40 ± 14.80 ^A

175.00 ± 56.20

186.90 ± 49.60

322.40 ± 258.9 ^c

230.80 ± 147.0 ^§_T

59.00 ± 10.40 ^c

65.20 ± 14.40 ^§_T

52.70 ± 12.70

52.60 ± 11.60

47.90 ± 10.02

47.40 ± 8.21 ^B

45.20 ± 6.50 ^c

50.80 ± 9.43 ^§B

108.70 ± 12.80 ^c_T

117.20 ± 22.10

118.10 ± 25.10 ^d

118.60 ± 28.20

178.10 ± 45.40 ^d

172.60 ± 54.40 ^B_T

146.10 ± 5.31 ^c_T

167.40 ± 23.60 ^{§_T B_T}

1.89 ± 0.40 ^c

1.88 ± 0.54

2.41 ± 0.89 ^d

2.41 ± 0.98

3.74 ± 0.68 ^d

3.60 ± 0.73

3.20 ± 0.58 ^c

3.24 ± 0.73

0.25 ± 0.03

0.19 ± 0.03 ^§

0.23 ± 0.03

0.20 ± 0.05

0.22 ± 0.03

0.18 ± 0.05

0.23 ± 0.03

0.17 ± 0.03 ^§

15.95 ± 0.81 ^c

13.00 ± 0.65 ^§a

15.74 ± 1.48

15.99 ± 1.74 ^a

14.94 ± 1.47

14.88 ± 1.22 ^b

12.82 ± 2.19 ^c

11.98 ± 1.61 ^b

2.31 ± 0.41

3.74 ± 0.51 ^§a

2.31 ± 0.22

2.44 ± 0.18 ^a

2.09 ± 0.41

2.39 ± 0.35 ^§b

2.00 ± 0.43

3.31 ± 0.26 ^§b

4.39 ± 0.68

6.87 ± 0.78 ^§a

4.16 ± 1.14

4.09 ± 0.94 ^a

4.28 ± 1.27

4.57 ± 1.10 ^b

3.90 ± 1.42

6.59 ± 0.75 ^§b

5.24 ± 0.70

10.70 ± 1.06 ^§aA

5.08 ± 1.41

4.78 ± 1.16 ^aA

5.27 ± 1.69

5.50 ± 1.57 ^bB

4.90 ± 1.80

9.84 ± 1.26 ^§bB