Table 2.
Results in the most demanding part of the WM-tests following five weeks daily dietary supplementation with 3 g omega-3 PUFA from fish oil or placebo, respectively1
Treatments | ||
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WM-test (max 24 credits) |
Omega-3 |
Placebo |
60 min2 |
14.8±0.6a |
13.7±0.5b |
160 min |
14.5±0.5a |
13.8±0.5a |
Total (60+160 min)3 | 29.3±0.9a | 27.5±1.0b |
1The data shows results for the most demanding part of the tests, i.e. recall of a noun in semantically nonsensical sentences. Data are given as means per treatment ± SEM, n = 38. Labeled means in a row without a common letter differ, 2p = 0.01, 3p = 0.015 (ANOVA).