Table 5 Erythrocyte phospholipids

Polyunsatured ω-6:

Linoleic acid (18:2)

398.83 ± 119.03

684.04 ± 133.4

<0.0001

<0.0001

Γ- Linolenic acid (18:3)

1.73 ± 1.09

0.99 ± 0.42

<0.0001

<0.0001

Dihomo-γ-linolenic acid (20:3)

45.56 ± 21.14

86.94 ± 35.57

<0.0001

<0.0001

Arachidonic acid (20:4)

455.66 ± 236.66

560.37 ± 97.66

<0.0001

0.018

Polyunsatured ω-3:

Α-Linolenic acid (18:3)

0.71 ± 0.4

1.02 ± 0.3

<0.0001

<0.0001

Eicosapentaenoic acid (20:5)

9.74 ± 11.8

7.43 ± 11.47

0.0907

0.334

Docosahexaenoic acid (22:6)

132.44 ± 81.39

136.48 ± 42.51

0.0651

0.001

ω -6/ω-3:

ARA/EPA

83.92 ± 51.43

133.16 ± 74.62

<0.0001

0.002

ARA/DHA

4.13 ± 4.4

4.48 ± 1.62

<0.0001

0.002

Ω-3 Index:

EPA + DHA

192.19 ± 139.73

143.95 ± 50.10

0.0542

0.876