Table 1.

Red blood cell omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid content

	EPA		DHA		Omega-3 Index
	Pre	Post	Pre	Post	Pre	Post
Placebo (n = 12)	0.16 ± 0.01	0.25 ± 0.04	0.28 ± 0.07	0.32 ± 0.06	0.43 ± 0.08	0.54 ± 0.08
1 g/day (n = 6)	0.19 ± 0.02	1.20 ± 0.13*	0.17 ± 0.02	2.15 ± 0.22*	0.36 ± 0.03	3.34 ± 0.26*
2 g/day (n = 12)	0.16 ± 0.01	1.71 ± 0.11*	0.29 ± 0.08	2.01 ± 0.13*	0.56 ± 0.13	3.72 ± 0.22*
4 g/day (n = 22)	0.20 ± 0.02	3.92 ± 0.21*	0.21 ± 0.03	3.02 ± 0.17*	0.41 ± 0.05	7.11 ± 0.27*
Sham (n = 5)	0.24 ± 0.03	4.41 ± 0.48*	0.17 ± 0.02	3.421 ± 0.33*	0.40 ± 0.05	7.49 ± 0.45*

All values are means ± SE and are expressed as %total lipid content. Sham (i.e., no myocardial infarction) received 4 g/day; EPA = eicosapentaenoic acid; DHA = docasahexaenoic acid; omega-3 index = EPA + DHA.

^*P < 0.01, pre vs. post.