Fatty acid ( % of total) | Lean | Obese | Main effects | Â | |||||||
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 | CON | FLAX | FISH | SDA | CON | FLAX | FISH | SDA | Genotype | Diet | Interaction |
LA [18:2(n-6)] | 1.19 ± 1.41 | n.d. | n.d. | 2.07 ± 1.42 | 0.86 ± 1.51 | 0.55 ± 1.19 | 0.99 ± 1.42 | 2.08 ± 1.49 | P = 0.71 | P = 0.25 | P = 0.84 |
ALA [18:3(n-3)] | 0.21 ± 0.17a | 3.08 ± 0.17d | 0.93 ± 0.18b | 3.26 ± 0.17d | 0.43 ± 0.18ab | 1.78 ± 0.14c | 0.63 ± 0.17ab | 1.88 ± 0.18c | P = 0.0016†| P < 0.0001i | ΔP < 0.0001 |
SDA [18:4(n-3)] | n.d. | 0.018 ± 0.26 | 0.81 ± 0.27 | 1.07 ± 0.25 | 0.15 ± 0.27 | 0.14 ± 0.21 | 0.19 ± 0.25 | 0.58 ± 0.26 | P = 0.51 | P = 0.0011ii | P = 0.17 |
AA [20:4(n-6)] | 14.09 ± 0.83c | 11.41 ± 0.85b | 3.58 ± 0.89a | 11.03 ± 0.83b | 5.53 ± 0.89a | 4.86 ± 0.70a | 4.24 ± 0.83a | 5.97 ± 0.88a | P < 0.0001†| P < 0.0001iii | ΔP < 0.0001 |
EPA [20:5(n-3)] | n.d. | 0.50 ± 0.61a | 6.20 ± 0.63c | 4.94 ± 0.60c | 0.63 ± 0.63a | 0.79 ± 0.50a | 2.37 ± 0.60b | 2.67 ± 0.63b | P = 0.12 | P < 0.0001ii | ΔP < 0.0001 |
DPA [22:5(n-3)] | 0.12 ± 0.22a | 1.33 ± 0.23bc | 3.36 ± 0.24d | 3.94 ± 0.22e | 0.42 ± 0.24ab | 0.77 ± 0.19b | 1.70 ± 0.22c | 1.88 ± 0.24c | P = 0.0006†| P < 0.0001iv | ΔP < 0.0001 |
DHA [22:6(n-3)] | 2.26 ± 0.39ab | 4.49 ± 0.40cd | 10.11 ± 0.42e | 3.28 ± 0.39bf | 1.87 ± 0.42a | 2.43 ± 0.33ab | 5.63 ± 0.39d | 3.36 ± 0.41bc | P = 0.0007†| P < 0.0001v | ΔP < 0.0001 |
∑SFA | 36.48 ± 1.55c | 36.12 ± 1.59c | 27.83 ± 1.66a | 32.41 ± 1.56b | 38.85 ± 1.66d | 41.14 ± 1.30d | 39.88 ± 1.56d | 39.43 ± 1.64d | P = 0.0010‡ | P = 0.0055vi | ΔP = 0.0079 |
∑MUFA | 41.99 ± 1.90 | 38.02 ± 1.85 | 33.93 ± 1.94 | 31.47 ± 1.82 | 46.57 ± 1.92 | 44.30 ± 1.51 | 39.91 ± 1.80 | 38.08 ± 1.90 | P = 0.032†| P = 0.0084vi | P = 0.90 |
∑n3PUFA | 1.92 ± 1.26a | 9.38 ± 1.29b | 21.82 ± 1.35d | 16.88 ± 1.27c | 3.65 ± 1.35a | 6.02 ± 1.06e | 10.76 ± 1.27b | 10.94 ± 1.33b | P = 0.048†| P < 0.0001iv | ΔP = 0.0057 |
∑n6PUFA | 15.28 ± 1.70a | 10.6 ± 1.74bc | 3.04 ± 1.82d | 13.1 ± 1.71ab | 6.39 ± 1.82de | 5.41 ± 1.43de | 5.23 ± 1.71de | 8.05 ± 1.80ce | P = 0.0040†| P < 0.0001iii | ΔP < 0.0001 |