|
Parameter
|
Treatment
|
Baseline
|
End-Point
|
Change
|
|---|
|
Mean ± STD
|
P. value1
|
Mean ± STD
|
P. value1
|
Mean ± STD
|
P. value1
|
|---|
|
EPA
|
Krill oil
|
0.80 ± 0.31
|
0.5134
|
1.97 ± 0.58*#
|
<0.0001
|
1.17 ± 0.52*#
|
<0.0001
|
|
Fish oil
|
0.82 ± 0.36
|
1.54 ± 0.69*
|
0.71 ± 0.46*
|
|
Corn oil
|
0.86 ± 0.36
|
0.79 ± 0.43
|
-0.06 ± 0.36
|
|
DPA
|
Krill oil
|
0.61 ± 0.31
|
0.9087
|
0.79 ± 0.27*
|
0.0048
|
0.15 ± 0.23*
|
0.0076
|
|
Fish oil
|
0.64 ± 0.24
|
0.68 ± 0.28
|
0.04 ± 0.18*
|
|
Corn oil
|
0.64 ± 0.25
|
0.61 ± 0.16
|
-0.03 ± 0.19
|
|
DHA
|
Krill oil
|
2.90 ± 0.58
|
0.5134
|
3.86 ± 0.89*
|
<0.0001
|
0.96 ± 0.69*
|
<0.0001
|
|
Fish oil
|
2.88 ± 0.59
|
3.72 ± 0.66*
|
0.84 ± 0.55*
|
|
Corn oil
|
3.03 ± 0.66
|
2.80 ± 0.60
|
-0.24 ± 0.69
|
|
Total n-3 PUFA
|
Krill oil
|
4.97 ± 0.69
|
0.8465
|
7.20 ± 1.35*#
|
<0.0001
|
2.23 ± 1.13*#
|
<0.0001
|
|
Fish oil
|
4.96 ± 0.59
|
6.51 ± 0.97*
|
1.55 ± 0.83*
|
|
Corn oil
|
5.13 ± 0.95
|
4.79 ± 0.63
|
-0.34 ± 0.86
|
|
EPA + DHA
|
Krill oil
|
3.70 ± 0.63
|
0.7470
|
5.83 ± 1.31*#
|
<0.0001
|
2.13 ± 1.02*#
|
<0.0001
|
|
Fish oil
|
3.70 ± 0.65
|
5.26 ± 0.95*
|
1.55 ± 0.73*
|
|
Corn oil
|
3.89 ± 0.85
|
3.59 ± 0.59
|
-0.30 ± 0.76
|
|
n-6:n-3 ratio
|
Krill oil
|
7.06 ± 1.18
|
0.5818
|
4.88 ± 1.37*#
|
<0.0001
|
-2.17 ± 1.05*#
|
<0.0001
|
|
Fish oil
|
7.21 ± 0.93
|
5.32 ± 0.99*
|
-1.89 ± 0.91*
|
|
Corn oil
|
7.12 ± 1.4
|
7.57 ± 1.06
|
0.44 ± 0.95
|
|
Total SFA
|
Krill oil
|
43.46 ± 1.85
|
0.3247
|
43.03 ± 1.63
|
0.0226
|
-0.43 ± 1.93
|
0.0787
|
|
Fish oil
|
42.92 ± 1.32
|
43.65 ± 1.06*
|
0.73 ± 1.44
|
|
Corn oil
|
42.13 ± 4.74
|
42.53 ± 2.13
|
0.40 ± 5.04
|
|
Total MUFA
|
Krill oil
|
17.23 ± 2.93
|
0.8825
|
16.29 ± 2.42*
|
0.0226
|
-0.94 ± 2.86
|
0.8465
|
|
Fish oil
|
16.84 ± 2.47
|
16.06 ± 1.74*
|
-0.78 ± 2.51
|
|
Corn oil
|
17.25 ± 3.06
|
16.97 ± 2.21
|
-0.29 ± 3.11
|
|
Total PUFA
|
Krill oil
|
39.31 ± 2.39
|
0.2748
|
40.68 ± 2.06
|
0.8825
|
1.36 ± 2.58
|
0.9592
|
|
Fish oil
|
40.24 ± 1.98
|
40.28 ± 1.73
|
0.05 ± 2.16
|
|
Corn oil
|
40.62 ± 3.92
|
40.51 ± 2.22
|
-0.11 ± 4.69
|
|
Total n-6 PUFA
|
Krill oil
|
34.35 ± 2.41
|
0.6873
|
33.48 ± 2.26*
|
0.0007
|
-0.87 ± 2.08
|
0.0226
|
|
Fish oil
|
35.28 ± 1.87
|
33.77 ± 1.75*
|
-1.51 ± 2.07*
|
|
Corn oil
|
35.49 ± 3.62
|
35.72 ± 2.14
|
0.22 ± 4.09
|
- Values are expressed as percentage of total fatty acids except the n-6:n-3 ratio (n = 24). 1Friedman Test was used to test if there is a significant difference between treatment groups regarding the results in baseline, end-point and change. * and # indicate significant difference compared with corn and fish oil treatments respectively.
