Table 2.
Percent of total plasma fatty acids after 4 weeks of supplementation with fish oil or olive oil.
| Fatty acid | FO (n = 16) | OO (n = 13) | p-Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C16:0 palmitic acid | 29.78 ± 0.52 | 30.19 ± 0.57 | 0.59 | |||
| C18:1 oleic acid | 15.63 ± 0.66 | 17.44 ± 0.61 | 0.06 | |||
| C18:2 linoleic acid (LA) | 20.82 ± 0.91 | 20.71 ± 0.55 | 0.92 | |||
| C18:3 linolenic acid (ALA) | 0.56 ± 0.05 | 0.41 ± 0.02 | 0.03 | |||
| C20:4 arachidonic acid (AA) | 7.40 ± 0.46 | 9.07 ± 0.44 | 0.02 | |||
| C20:5 eicosapentaenoic acid | 3.38 ± 0.33 | 0.52 ± 0.04 | < 0.001 | |||
| C22:5 docosapentaenoic acid (DPA) | 1.07 ± 0.09 | 0.48 ± 0.04 | < 0.001 | |||
| C22:6 docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) | 1.88 ± 0.16 | 1.65 ± 0.14 | 0.51 | |||
| Data are presented as mean ± SE. Two-sample t-test was used to compare the difference between the FO and OO groups. Nonabundant fatty acids that did not differ between the two groups are not shown. | ||||||