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Table 1 Effect of krill oil supplementation on safety parameters

From: Krill oil reduces plasma triacylglycerol level and improves related lipoprotein particle concentration, fatty acid composition and redox status in healthy young adults - a pilot study

 

Baseline

Endpoint

p-value

CRP, mg/L

1.5 ± 2.1

2.0 ± 4.3

0.6

ALT, U/L

19.4 ± 6.4

20.0 ± 8.4

0.7

AST, U/L

25.6 ± 5.4

26.6 ± 6.7

0.2

ALP, U/L

61.7 ± 18.6

61.8 ± 16.0

0.8

Bilirubin, μmol/L

6.9 ± 1.9

8.4 ± 4.9

0.2

Protein, g/L

71.5 ± 4.7

71.1 ± 4.2

0.4

Albumin, g/L

46.9 ± 2.4

46.6 ± 2.3

0.5

GT, U/L

12.9 ± 4.7

14.0 ± 5.2

0.04

Insulin, μU/mL

6.3 ± 2.5

6.6 ± 3.7

0.9

Glucose, mmol/L

4.7 ± 0.4

4.8 ± 0.4

0.1

  1. Values are given as means ± standard deviation (n = 17). P-values ≤ 0.05 were considered statistically significant
  2. Abbreviations: ALT alanine-aminotransferase, ALP alkaline phosphatase, AST asparat aminotransferase, CRP C-reactive protein, GT gamma-glutamyltransferase
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Lipids in Health and Disease

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