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Table 2 SF-36 scores before and after treatment with seal oil or soy oil in IBD-patients

From: Short-term duodenal seal oil administration normalised n-6 to n-3 fatty acid ratio in rectal mucosa and ameliorated bodily pain in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

 

Before seal oil

After seal oil

Before soy oil

After soy oil

P-value

Physical functioning

72.8 ± 6.0

80.0 ± 3.5

68.8 ± 8.3

70.4 ± 9.7

0.36

Role physical

30.6 ± 12.3

34.3 ± 12.5

25.0 ± 14.2

31.3 ± 15.5

0.80

Role emotional

66.7 ± 14.1

41.7 ± 15.1

54.2 ± 17.7

45.8 ± 16.6

0.24

Bodily pain

36.3 ± 6.4

57.7 ± 8.5

35.9 ± 6.3

46.7 ± 10.4

0.01

Social functioning

51.4 ± 3.3

51.4 ± 2.5

54.7 ± 2.3

50.0 ± 2.4

0.36

Mental health

67.1 ± 7.1

73.8 ± 6.2

63.0 ± 8.1

65 ± 6

0.31

Vitality

30.0 ± 3.1

38.3 ± 5.7

41.9 ± 8.2

43.8 ± 9.2

0.35

General health

43.3 ± 6.1

51.2 ± 4.9

40.4 ± 5.4

43.6 ± 5.5

0.50

Physical component score

36.7 ± 2.0

42.8 ± 1.9

34.6 ± 2.9

37.0 ± 3.6

0.15

Mental component score

39.5 ± 2.7

37.0 ± 3.5

38.1 ± 4.1

36.7 ± 3.4

0.63

  1. Data from the controlled study [12], seal oil group (n = 9) and soy oil group (n = 8). No significant group differences at baseline. Boldface numbers = significantly group difference after treatment.