Fatty Acid (%) | PO | LFO | FO | p-value | Adjusted p-value a |
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SFAs | |||||
 C14:0 (myristic acid) b | 0.21 (0.16, 0.28) | 0.20 (0.15, 0.25) | 0.19 (0.13, 0.27) | 0.341 | 0.253 |
 C15:0 (pentadecanoic acid) | 0.29 ± 0.06 | 0.31 ± 0.06 | 0.30 ± 0.08 | 0.347 | 0.349 |
 C16:0 (palmitic acid) | 13.86 ± 1.57 | 14.22 ± 0.97 | 13.93 ± 1.17 | 0.322 | 0.149 |
 C17:0 (margaric acid) | 0.81 ± 0.18 | 0.87 ± 0.17 | 0.91 ± 0.17 * | 0.019 | 0.091 |
 C18:0 (stearic acid) b | 16.74 (15.72, 17.91) | 17.09 (16.43, 17.71) | 16.76 (15.62, 17.86) | 0.387 | 0.575 |
 C20:0 (arachidic acid) | 0.24 ± 0.05 | 0.26 ± 0.07 | 0.27 ± 0.08 * | 0.030 | 0.034 |
 C21:0 b | 0.00 (0.00, 0.00) | 0.00 (0.00, 0.00) | 0.00 (0.00, 0.00) | 0.250 | 0.293 |
 C22:0 (behenic acid) | 0.50 ± 0.18 | 0.55 ± 0.17 | 0.50 ± 0.16 | 0.238 | 0.303 |
 C23:0 (tricosanoic acid) b | 0.00 (0.00, 0.00) | 0.00 (0.00, 0.00) | 0.00 (0.00, 0.00) | 0.075 | 0.413 |
 C24:0 (lignoceric acid) | 1.22 ± 0.49 | 1.36 ± 0.49 | 1.20 ± 0.46 | 0.164 | 0.222 |
MUFAs | |||||
 C14:1 | 0.27 ± 0.38 | 0.20 ± 0.12 | 0.23 ± 0.12 | 0.321 | 0.147 |
 C15:1 b | 3.23 (2.68, 3.65) | 3.30 (2.87, 3.62) | 3.09 (2.53, 3.52) | 0.371 | 0.109 |
 C16:1 b | 0.60 (0.41, 0.84) | 0.50 (0.35, 0.79) | 0.61 (0.41, 0.92) | 0.321 | 0.506 |
 C17:1 | 4.12 ± 1.37 | 4.25 ± 1.41 | 4.03 ± 1.38 | 0.721 | 0.578 |
 C18:1 trans-9 | 0.27 ± 0.07 | 0.26 ± 0.04 | 0.25 ± 0.07 | 0.231 | 0.289 |
 C18:1 cis-9 (oleic acid) b | 12.46 (11.38, 13.55) | 12.04 (11.35, 17.70) | 11.96 (11.33, 12. 90) | 0.308 | 0.505 |
 C20:1 n-9 (eicosenoic acid) | 0.55 ± 0.26 | 0.55 ± 0.18 | 0.58 ± 0.33 | 0.750 | 0.713 |
 C22:1 b | 0.15 (0.00, 0.35) | 0.23 (0.00, 0.46) | 0.18 (0.00, 0.44) | 0.314 | 0.190 |
 C24:1 n-9 (nervonic acid) | 2.52 ± 1.16 | 3.20 ± 1.36 * | 2.97 ± 1.54 | 0.043 | 0.080 |
n-6 PUFAs | |||||
 C18:2 trans-6 | 1.69 ± 0.64 | 1.59 ± 0.74 | 1.69 ± 0.66 | 0.696 | 0.609 |
 C18:2 cis-6 (linoleic acid) | 18.58 ± 2.66 | 17.81 ± 2.23 | 17.49 ± 2.69 | 0.084 | 0.167 |
 C18:3 n-6 (γ-linolenic acid) | 0.14 ± 0.07 | 0.14 ± 0.07 | 0.16 ± 0.07 | 0.544 | 0.408 |
 C20:3 n-6 | 1.82 ± 0.76 | 1.65 ± 0.26 | 1.72 ± 0.34 | 0.203 | 0.337 |
 C20:4 n-6 (Arachidonic acid) | 12.03 ± 2.31 | 12.46 ± 1.71 | 11.73 ± 1.59 | 0.147 | 0.173 |
 C22:2 n-6 b | 0.00 (0.00, 0.00) | 0.00 (0.00, 0.00) | 0.00 (0.00, 0.00) | – | 0.540 |
 C22:5 n-6 b | 0.71 (0.58, 0.85) | 0.63 (0.51, 0.78) * | 0.53 (0.46, 0.64) * | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
n-3 PUFAs | |||||
 C18:3 n-3 (α-linolenic acid) | 0.58 ± 0.23 | 0.46 ± 0.18 * | 0.46 ± 0.18 * | 0.012 | 0.037 |
 C20:3 n-3 b | 0.00 (0.00, 0.00) | 0.00 (0.00, 0.00) | 0.00 (0.00, 0.00) | 0.618 | 0.681 |
 C20:5 n-3 (eicosapentaenoic acid) b | 0.52 (0.45, 0.67) | 1.13 (0.93, 1.34) * | 1.23 (0.99, 1.62) * | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
 C22:5 n-3 (docosapentaenoic acid) b | 0.71 (0.58, 0.85) | 0.63 (0.51, 0.78) * | 0.53 (0.46, 0.64) * | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
 C22:6 n-3 (docosahexaenoic acid) | 2.66 (2.10, 3.14) | 3.80 (3.37, 4.10) | 4.58 (3.93, 5.27) * | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
 Others C20:2 (eicosadienoic acid) | 0.60 ± 0.10 | 0.59 ± 0.07 | 0.60 ± 0.09 | 0.724 | 0.034 |
Fatty acids composition of erythrocytes | |||||
 Total SFAs | 33.86 ± 3.00 | 34.90 ± 2.09 | 34.23 ± 2.75 | 0.138 | 0.129 |
 Total MUFAs | 26.27 ± 5.54 | 24.49 ± 2.30 | 25.10 ± 4.44 | 0.122 | 0.185 |
 Total PUFAs | 37.92 ± 3.36 | 38.76 ± 2.31 | 38.74 ± 3.49 | 0.298 | 0.460 |
 Total n-6 PUFAs b | 33.35 (31.67, 34.69) | 32.20 (30.74, 33.94) | 30.95 (29.23, 34.04) * | 0.019 | 0.050 |
 Total n-3 PUFAs b | 4.56 (3.97, 5.03) | 5.99 (5.57, 6.50) *# | 6.71 (6.12, 7.82) * | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
 n-6/n-3 PUFA b | 7.17 (6.69, 8.42) | 5.31 (4.88, 5.88) *# | 4.59 (3.88, 5.20) * | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
 AA/EPA | 22.68 ± 7.93 | 13.18 ± 7.86 * | 10.94 ± 6.13 * | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
 MUFAs/SFAs ratio b | 0.73 (0.68, 0.78) | 0.69 (0.65, 0.76) | 0.72 (0.63, 0.81) | 0.253 | 0.124 |
 PUFAs/SFAs ratio | 1.12 ± 0.10 | 1.12 ± 0.11 | 1.14 ± 0.13 | 0.636 | 0.542 |
 Omega-3 index(%) b | 3.24 (2.66, 3.70) | 4.86 (4.50, 5.38) *# | 5.70 (5.06, 6.91) * | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |