Table 4.

Mean (±SEM) percentage concentrations of fatty acids measured in erythrocytes at baseline and after 8-weeks consumption of a CONTROL (n=37) or FISH (n=43) diet

	Group	Baseline (%)	Week 8 (%)
Total saturated fatty acids	Control	44.2±0.2	44.1±0.3
	Fish	44.1±0.2	44.8±0.2
Total n-6 fatty acids	Control	27.0±0.4	26.6±0.4
	Fish	27.2±0.4	25.5±0.3†
Arachidonic acid	Control	12.0±0.3	12.4±0.2
	Fish	12.5±0.2	11.8±0.2*
Total monounsaturated fatty acids	Control	18.4±0.2	17.8±0.2
	Fish	18.2±0.2	17.7±0.2
Total n-3 fatty acids	Control	9.7±0.4	8.4±0.3
	Fish	9.3±0.3	10.4±0.2‡
Alpha linoleic acid	Control	0.147±0.008	0.149±0.007
	Fish	0.126±0.008	0.136±0.008
Linoleic acid	Control	10.3±0.2	9.8±0.2
	Fish	10.2±0.2	9.8±0.2
VLCN n-3 PUFA	Control	9.5±0.4	8.2±0.3
	Fish	9.2±0.3	10.2±0.2‡
EPA	Control	1.5±0.1	1.1±0.3
	Fish	1.3±0.1	1.7±0.1‡
DPA	Control	3.0±0.1	2.8±0.1
	Fish	2.8±0.1	2.8±0.1
DHA	Control	5.0±0.2	4.4±0.2
	Fish	5.0±0.2	5.7±0.1‡

SEM: standard error of the mean; VLCN n-3 PUFA: very long chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids; EPA: eicosapentaenoic acid; DPA: docosapentaenoic acid; DHA: docosahexanoic acid.

^*p<0.05

^†p<0.01

^‡p<0.001 between groups (analyzed using univariate analysis of variance, adjusting for baseline values).