Fatty acids | Concentration in serum (μg/mL) | one way ANOVA | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
 | SFO | GLAO | DHAO |  |
Miristic Acid (C14:0) | 19.46 ± 0.44 | 19.76 ± 0.56 | 21.17 ± 1.24 | NS |
Palmitic Acid (C16:0) | 89.28 ± 19.99 | 51.26 ± 12.72 | 49.83 ± 9.39 | NS |
Stearic Acid (C18:0) | 99.86 ± 22.20 | 72.89 ± 21.60 | 62.69 ± 14.81 | NS |
Arachidic Acid (C20:0) | 2.06 ± 0.00 | 2.22 ± 0.15 | 2.76 ± 0.69 | NS |
Behenic Acid (C22:0) | 11.27 ± 0.60 | 10.73 ± 0.15 | 11.38 ± 0.39 | NS |
Oleic Acid(C18:1, n-9) | 55.56 ± 14.91 | 23.44 ± 8.19 | 30.49 ± 7.53 | NS |
11-Ecosenoic Acid(C20:1) | 52.04 ± 30.86 | 84.67 ± 57.88 | 30.19 ± 25.44 | NS |
Nervonic Acid (C24:1) | 5.72 ± 00.00 | 5.99 ± 0.27 | 5.72 ± 00.00 | NS |
Linoleic Acid(C18:2, n-6) | 229.75 ± 79.27 | 61.40 ± 18.03 | 94.16 ± 32.64 | NS |
Gamma linolenic acid(C18:3, n-6) | 11.46 ± 6.55a | 59.34 ± 16.44b | 4.46 ± 2.75a | P < 0.01 |
11,14-Ecosadienoic Acid (C20:2, n-6) | trace | 0.54 ± 0.76 | 1.90 ± 1.27 | NS |
Dihomo-Gamma Linolenic Acid(C20:3, n-6) | 2.65 ± 0.50 | 4.137 ± 0.84 | 2.71 ± 0.52 | NS |
Arachidonic Acid(C20:4, n-6) | 234.42 ± 45.92a | 151.13 ± 34.27ab | 36.54 ± 8.68b | P < 0.01 |
13,16-Docosadienoic Acid (DDA, C22:2, n-6) | 6.21 ± 0.39 | 5.81 ± 0.22 | 6.00 ± 0.29 | NS |
Alpha-Linolenic Acid(C18:3, n-3) | trace | trace | 0.26 ± 0.20 | NS |
11,14,17-Eicosatrienoic Acid (C20:3, n-3) | 2.61 ± 0.04 | 2.61 ± 0.06 | 2.56 ± 0.01 | NS |
Eicosapentaenoic acid (C20:5, n-3) | 3.28 ± 1.64a | 2.60 ± 1.31a | 70.51 ± 17.66b | P < 0.001 |
Docosahexaenoic acid (C22:6, n-3) | 38.27 ± 5.92ab | 18.48 ± 4.22a | 107.31 ± 37.62b | P < 0.05 |
Arachidonic/Dihomo-Gamma Linolenic + Eicosapentaenoic | 83.77 ± 48.46a | 26.75 ± 3.25a | 0.56 ± 0.09b | P < 0.001 |
Sum of n-6 fatty acids * | 484.47 ± 118.15a | 282.36 ± 65.79ab | 145.78 ± 41.41b | P < 0.05 |
Sum of n-3 fatty acids§ | 44.26 ± 6.10a | 23.70 ± 5.42a | 180.66 ± 53.10b | P < 0.001 |
n-6 to n-3 Ratio‡ | 10.38 ± 1.62a | 11.84 ± 1.11a | 0.85514 ± 0.07b | P < 0.001 |