TABLE 2.

Laboratory values and biomarkers of the population categorized by tertiles of the omega-3 index.

General Laboratory Values	Tertile I 3.7 ± 0.3 (n=21)	Tertile II 4.5 ± 0.3 (n=21)	Tertile III 6.8 ± 2.0 (n=21)	P-value
Cholesterol (mg/dl)	162 ± 36	174 ± 39	145 ± 41	.06
LDL (mg/dl)	89 ± 29	98 ± 38	75 ± 36	.11
HDL (mg/dL)	40 ± 9	43 ± 17	47 ± 15	.31
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	171 ± 119	174 ± 94	118 ± 73	.12
Serum creatinine (mg/dL)	1.0 ± 0.3	1.2 ± 0.4	1.0 ± 0.2	.19
eGFR (mL/min)	84 ± 29	70 ± 27	78 ± 23	.29
Homocysteine	15 ± 7	14 ± 4	12 ± 3	.08
Glucose	123 ± 83	81 ± 53	72 ± 32	.05
Inflammation
logCRP (mg/L)	1.4 ± 0.9	1.4 ± 0.8	0.6 ± 1.1	.01
logIL-6 (pg/ml)	0.4 ± 0.4	0.5 ± 0.5	0.2 ± 0.5	.14
logICAM	2.5 ± 0.4	2.5 ± 0.3	2.4 ± 0.4	.42
logTNF-α (pg/ml)	0.8 ± 0.3	0.7 ± 0.5	0.6 ± 0.4	.39

Values as “mean +/− SD” or “n (%)”. The omega-3 index is the sum of EPA+DHA in RBC membranes.