Table 2 Baseline, 8 weeks, and change from baseline to 8 weeks concentrations for n3 and n6 plasma phospholipid fatty acids in μg/ml ¹

280.69 ± 14.57

284.66 ± 14.76

293.95 ± 14.59

0.41

285.49 ± 12.54^a

269.21 ± 12.86^a

233.08 ± 12.59^b*

0.0006

4.81 ± 10.90^a

−16.08 ± 11.29^a

−60.85 ± 10.95^b

0.0001

0.66

0.16

< 0.0001

4.00 ± 0.86

4.51 ± 0.88

3.22 ± 0.86

0.34

2.57 ± 0.45^a

3.12 ± 0.47^a

6.85 ± 0.45^b*

< 0.0001

−1.43 ± 0.79^a

−1.30 ± 0.82^a

3.62 ± 0.79^b

< 0.0001

0.08

0.12

< 0.0001

120.62 ± 7.83

121.51 ± 7.94

126.04 ± 7.84

0.59

107.89 ± 7.14^a*

135.62 ± 7.34^b*

100.12 ± 7.17^a*

0.0001

−12.72 ± 5.13^a

13.47 ± 5.33^b

−25.90 ± 5.16^a

< 0.0001

0.02

0.02

< 0.0001

11.43 ± 1.77

11.80 ± 1.82

9.69 ± 1.78

0.49

6.89 ± 1.80^a*

9.99 ± 1.87^a

29.86 ± 1.81^b*

< 0.0001

−4.54 ± 1.94^a

−1.91 ± 2.02^a

20.17 ± 1.96^b

< 0.0001

0.02

0.35

< 0.0001

9.94 ± 0.78

10.56 ± 0.79

10.72 ± 0.78

0.49

8.41 ± 0.88^a*

11.04 ± 0.91^b

13.45 ± 0.89^c*

< 0.0001

−1.52 ± 0.69^a

0.36 ± 0.72^a

2.73 ± 0.70^b

< 0.0001

0.03

0.62

0.0003

30.18 ± 2.82

28.90 ± 2.89

29.68 ± 2.83

0.89

24.06 ± 3.77^a*

35.03 ± 3.90^b*

55.00 ± 3.78^c*

< 0.0001

−6.12 ± 2.56^a

5.95 ± 2.65^b

25.32 ± 2.57^c

< 0.0001

0.02

0.03

< 0.0001

59.71 ± 5.33

60.07 ± 5.42

56.75 ± 5.34

0.68

44.50 ± 6.37^a*

62.86 ± 6.60^b

110.10 ± 6.41^c*

< 0.0001

−15.21 ± 4.95^a

2.55 ± 5.14^b

54.36 ± 4.98^c

< 0.0001

0.004

0.62

< 0.0001

452.87 ± 21.30

456.78 ± 21.57

468.55 ± 21.34

0.53

432.99 ± 18.17^a

458.41 ± 18.74^a

370.63 ± 18.25^b*

0.0005

−19.85 ± 14.82^a

−0.58 ±15.34^a

−97.85 ± 14.89^b

< 0.0001

0.19

0.97

< 0.0001