Table 3.
Plasma phospholipid fatty acids before and after treatment of chylothorax with an MCT-rich diet†
| Subject No. | LA‡,* |
ALA‡ |
OA‡ |
ARA‡ |
EPA‡ |
DHA‡ |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | After | Before | After | Before | After | Before | After | Before | After | Before | After | |
| 1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 3 | 24.5 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.60 | 28.35 | 36.39 | 5.82 | 3.05 | 0 | 0.24 | 0.59 | 1.25 |
| 4 | 18.71 | 16.88 | 0 | 0 | 38.16 | 29.77 | 3.08 | 5.58 | 0 | 0 | 1.16 | 1.26 |
| 5 | 28.48 | 9.98 | 0.48 | 0.19 | 29.68 | 36.30 | 3.57 | 4.27 | 0.14 | 0.22 | 1.86 | 0.81 |
| 6 | 35.53 | 10.76 | 0.28 | 0.22 | 24.72 | 36.38 | 4.29 | 2.68 | 0 | 0.16 | 1.48 | 0.47 |
| 7 | 14.74 | 13.77 | 0.24 | 0 | 30.01 | 30.28 | 4.94 | 3.84 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 1.85 | 1.40 |
| 8 | 34.84 | 17.12 | 0.63 | 0.23 | 21.19 | 27.34 | 4.34 | 6.53 | 0.13 | 0.23 | 1.57 | 0.83 |
| 9 | 19.94 | 15.22 | 0.08 | 0.13 | 32.49 | 27.40 | 4.06 | 3.03 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.80 | 0.53 |
| Mean ± SD | 25.25 ± 8.06 | 14.25 ± 2.88 | 0.24 ± 0.24 | 0.17 ± 0.19 | 29.23 ± 5.43 | 32.12 ± 3.94 | 4.30 ± 0.89 | 4.15 ± 1.33 | 0.09 ± 0.08 | 0.15 ± 0.09 | 1.33 ± 0.49 | 0.82 ± 0.47 |
†Individual fatty acids presented as percentage of total fatty acids. ‡Paired Student t test used for comparing data between before and after a 28-day MCT-rich diet; *p<0.05. LA; Linoleic acid, ALA; α-Linolenic acid, OA; Oleic acid, ARA; Arachidonic acid, EPA; Eicosapentaenoic acid, DHA; Docosahexaenoic acid, NA; not available.