Table 3.
Results in the SA-tests following five weeks daily dietary supplementation with 3 g omega-3 from fish oil or a placebo product, respectively1
Treatments | ||
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SA-test (max 95 credits) |
Omega-3 |
Placebo |
Fasting |
77.39±2.57 |
75.28±2.79 |
45 min |
80.84±1.92 |
79.97±2.29 |
95 min |
81.16±2.02 |
81.43±1.90 |
145 min |
81.73±1.77 |
81.62±2.08 |
Total (0-145min)2 | 322.5±7.80 | 318.3±8.78 |
1Data are given as means per treatment ± SEM, n = 36 at fasting (18 subject started with PUFA and 18 with placebo), n = 37 at the rest of the time points (19 subject started with PUFA and 18 with placebo) due to 2 and 1 subjects, respectively, performed the test incorrectly.
2 The total SA-test (test 1–4), p = 0.087 (ANOVA). The statistical calculations for the total SA-test is based on n = 36, the number of subjects that performed all four tests.