|
High fat
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Low fat
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Low fat + n-3
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n = 17
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n = 16
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n = 17
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p-value2
|
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18:2n6
| | | | |
Baseline
|
280.69 ± 14.57
|
284.66 ± 14.76
|
293.95 ± 14.59
|
0.41
|
8 weeks
|
285.49 ± 12.54a
|
269.21 ± 12.86a
|
233.08 ± 12.59b*
|
0.0006
|
Δ 8 weeks
|
4.81 ± 10.90a
|
−16.08 ± 11.29a
|
−60.85 ± 10.95b
|
0.0001
|
p-value3
|
0.66
|
0.16
|
< 0.0001
| |
18:3n3
| | | | |
Baseline
|
4.00 ± 0.86
|
4.51 ± 0.88
|
3.22 ± 0.86
|
0.34
|
8 weeks
|
2.57 ± 0.45a
|
3.12 ± 0.47a
|
6.85 ± 0.45b*
|
< 0.0001
|
Δ 8 weeks
|
−1.43 ± 0.79a
|
−1.30 ± 0.82a
|
3.62 ± 0.79b
|
< 0.0001
|
p-value3
|
0.08
|
0.12
|
< 0.0001
| |
20:4n6
| | | | |
Baseline
|
120.62 ± 7.83
|
121.51 ± 7.94
|
126.04 ± 7.84
|
0.59
|
8 weeks
|
107.89 ± 7.14a*
|
135.62 ± 7.34b*
|
100.12 ± 7.17a*
|
0.0001
|
Δ 8 weeks
|
−12.72 ± 5.13a
|
13.47 ± 5.33b
|
−25.90 ± 5.16a
|
< 0.0001
|
p-value3
|
0.02
|
0.02
|
< 0.0001
| |
20:5n-3
| | | | |
Baseline
|
11.43 ± 1.77
|
11.80 ± 1.82
|
9.69 ± 1.78
|
0.49
|
8 weeks
|
6.89 ± 1.80a*
|
9.99 ± 1.87a
|
29.86 ± 1.81b*
|
< 0.0001
|
Δ 8 weeks
|
−4.54 ± 1.94a
|
−1.91 ± 2.02a
|
20.17 ± 1.96b
|
< 0.0001
|
p-value3
|
0.02
|
0.35
|
< 0.0001
| |
22:5n-3
| | | | |
Baseline
|
9.94 ± 0.78
|
10.56 ± 0.79
|
10.72 ± 0.78
|
0.49
|
8 weeks
|
8.41 ± 0.88a*
|
11.04 ± 0.91b
|
13.45 ± 0.89c*
|
< 0.0001
|
Δ 8 weeks
|
−1.52 ± 0.69a
|
0.36 ± 0.72a
|
2.73 ± 0.70b
|
< 0.0001
|
p-value3
|
0.03
|
0.62
|
0.0003
| |
22:6n-3
| | | | |
Baseline
|
30.18 ± 2.82
|
28.90 ± 2.89
|
29.68 ± 2.83
|
0.89
|
8 weeks
|
24.06 ± 3.77a*
|
35.03 ± 3.90b*
|
55.00 ± 3.78c*
|
< 0.0001
|
Δ 8 weeks
|
−6.12 ± 2.56a
|
5.95 ± 2.65b
|
25.32 ± 2.57c
|
< 0.0001
|
p-value3
|
0.02
|
0.03
|
< 0.0001
| |
Total n-3
| | | | |
Baseline
|
59.71 ± 5.33
|
60.07 ± 5.42
|
56.75 ± 5.34
|
0.68
|
8 weeks
|
44.50 ± 6.37a*
|
62.86 ± 6.60b
|
110.10 ± 6.41c*
|
< 0.0001
|
Δ 8 weeks
|
−15.21 ± 4.95a
|
2.55 ± 5.14b
|
54.36 ± 4.98c
|
< 0.0001
|
p-value3
|
0.004
|
0.62
|
< 0.0001
| |
Total n-6
| | | | |
Baseline
|
452.87 ± 21.30
|
456.78 ± 21.57
|
468.55 ± 21.34
|
0.53
|
8 weeks
|
432.99 ± 18.17a
|
458.41 ± 18.74a
|
370.63 ± 18.25b*
|
0.0005
|
Δ 8 weeks
|
−19.85 ± 14.82a
|
−0.58 ±15.34a
|
−97.85 ± 14.89b
|
< 0.0001
|
p-value3
|
0.19
|
0.97
|
< 0.0001
| |
- 1All values are LS means ± standard error.
- 2p-value for effect of treatment across the three diets evaluated using a general linear mixed model. Values with differing letters as a superscript are significantly different at p < 0.05.
- 3p-value for paired t-test comparing baseline and 8 weeks means within each diet.
- *8 week mean is significantly different from baseline mean.