Fatty acids (%) | Treatment | Baseline | Endpoint | Change (difference) |
---|---|---|---|---|
C20:5n-3 Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) | HPL Krill oil | 0.82 ± 0.05 | 1.51 ± 0.09ab | 0.69 ± 0.06ab |
LPL krill oil | 0.66 ± 0.04 | 1.09 ± 0.06a | 0.43 ± 0.06a | |
Control | 0.83 ± 0.05 | 0.73 ± 0.05 | −0.09 ± 0.03 | |
C22:5n-3 Docosapentaenoic acid (DPA) | HPL Krill oil | 2.26 ± 0.06 | 2.42 ± 0.05b | 0.16 ± 0.04b |
LPL krill oil | 1.68 ± 0.12 | 1.65 ± 0.13a | −0.03 ± 0.14 | |
Control | 2.46 ± 0.15 | 2.53 ± 0.20 | 0.07 ± 0.24 | |
C22:6n-3 Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) | HPL Krill oil | 4.21 ± 0.18 | 4.55 ± 0.17ab | 0.34 ± 0.09a |
LPL krill oil | 3.26 ± 0.21 | 3.14 ± 0.21 | −0.12 ± 0.27 | |
Control | 3.70 ± 0.39 | 3.71 ± 0.31 | 0.02 ± 0.41 | |
Total SFA | HPL Krill oil | 43.71 ± 0.39 | 43.25 ± 0.41b | −0.45 ± 0.43b |
LPL krill oil | 46.87 ± 0.81 | 48.98 ± 0.73a | 2.11 ± 0.95a | |
Control | 44.03 ± 0.40 | 43.71 ± 0.36 | −0.32 ± 0.43 | |
Total MUFA | HPL Krill oil | 18.11 ± 0.27 | 18.55 ± 0.52b | 0.44 ± 0.49 |
LPL krill oil | 17.05 ± 0.26 | 17.25 ± 0.26a | 0.20 ± 0.27 | |
Control | 18.48 ± 0.33 | 18.30 ± 0.29 | −0.18 ± 0.28 | |
Total PUFA | HPL Krill oil | 38.18 ± 0.54 | 38.20 ± 0.46b | 0.01 ± 0.43b |
LPL krill oil | 36.09 ± 0.81 | 33.77 ± 0.81a | −2.31 ± 0.87a | |
Control | 37.49 ± 0.53 | 37.99 ± 0.52 | 0.50 ± 0.61 | |
Total n-6 PUFA | HPL Krill oil | 30.55 ± 0.46 | 29.38 ± 0.44ab | −1.17 ± 0.36a |
LPL krill oil | 30.20 ± 0.58 | 27.59 ± 0.54a | −2.61 ± 0.50a | |
Control | 30.18 ± 0.49 | 30.69 ± 0.43 | 0.51 ± 0.52 | |
Total n-3 PUFA | HPL Krill oil | 7.63 ± 0.22 | 8.81 ± 0.25ab | 1.18 ± 0.15ab |
LPL krill oil | 5.88 ± 0.31 | 6.18 ± 0.36a | 0.30 ± 0.40 | |
Control | 7.31 ± 0.38 | 7.30 ± 0.23 | −0.01 ± 0.29 | |
n-6:n-3 | HPL Krill oil | 4.08 ± 0.14 | 3.41 ± 0.14ab | −0.67 ± 0.07a |
LPL krill oil | 5.36 ± 0.25 | 4.73 ± 0.27 | −0.64 ± 0.24 | |
Control | 4.51 ± 0.41 | 4.29 ± 0.15 | −0.22 ± 0.32 | |
EPA + DHA | HPL Krill oil | 5.03 ± 0.21 | 6.06 ± 0.24ab | 1.03 ± 0.11ab |
LPL krill oil | 3.92 ± 0.23 | 4.23 ± 0.26 | 0.31 ± 0.28 | |
Control | 4.53 ± 0.40 | 4.45 ± 0.32 | −0.08 ± 0.42 |