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Table 2 Plasma phosphatidylcholine fatty acids during the study

From: Phospholipids from herring roe improve plasma lipids and glucose tolerance in healthy, young adults

Fatty acids, wt%

Start

End

WO 1 week

WO 4 weeks

C16:0

27.1 ± 3.11

26.8 ± 3.07

26.6 ± 3.73

27.2 ± 3.54

C16:1n-7

0.48 ± 0.14

0.46 ± 0.10

0.48 ± 0.25

0.79 ± 0.82

C18:1n- 7

1.54 ± 0.20

1.52 ± 0.25

1.50 ± 0.25

1.41 ± 0.24

C18:1n- 9

10.8 ± 1.66

9.60 ± 1.14**

10.9 ± 1.92

10.6 ± 2.03

C20:3n- 9 (MA)

0.12 ± 0.04

0.08 ± 0.02***

0.11 ± 0.06

0.11 ± 0.04*

C18:2n-6

23.8 ± 2.73

21.9 ± 2.75*

23.6 ± 2.16

24.2 ± 3.02

C20:2n- 6

0.53 ± 0.10

0.47 ± 0.07***

0.50 ± 0.10

0.51 ± 0.10

C20:3n- 6

2.58 ± 0.78

1.87 ± 0.55***

2.26 ± 0.54

2.43 ± 0.68

C20:4n- 6 (AA)

8.07 ± 1.31

7.65 ± 1.34

7.16 ± 1.49*

7.34 ± 1.53

C22:4n- 6

0.26 ± 0.20

0.17 ± 0.03*

0.18 ± 0.04**

0.20 ± 0.07

C18:3n-3

0.25 ± 0.08

0.20 ± 0.06**

0.30 ± 0.15

0.30 ± 0.02

C20:5n- 3 (EPA)

1.90 ± 1.01

3.97 ± 1.43***

2.41 ± 1.30

1.84 ± 1.02

C22:5n- 3 (DPA)

0.77 ± 0.17

0.85 ± 0.20

0.82 ± 0.17

0.76 ± 0.15

C22:6n- 3 (DHA)

4.20 ± 0.87

6.52 ± 1.10***

5.09 ± 1.03**

4.25 ± 0.67

n- 6:∑ n- 3 ratio

5.29 ± 1.41

2.90 ± 0.68***

4.15 ± 1.13

5.12 ± 1.23

  1. Abbreviations: AA arachidonic acid, DHA docosahexaenoic acid; EPA eicosapentaenoic acid; FA fatty acid; MA mead acid; MUFA unsaturated fatty acids; PUFA polyunsaturated fatty acids; SFA saturated fatty acids; WO wash out.
  2. Data are means ± SD. Significantly different end and start values (n = 21) and WO and start values (n = 13) are indicated (*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001).