Table 4.
Erythrocyte membrane 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 | 12.59 | 8.77 | 0 | 0 | 19.96 | 27.65 | 11.51 | 9.37 | 0 | 0 | 1.24 | 3.66 |
| 4 | 11.55 | 7.31 | 0 | 0 | 21.35 | 16.13 | 9.17 | 11.84 | 0 | 0 | 4.31 | 4.17 |
| 5 | 13.98 | 6.01 | 0.19 | 0.34 | 16.01 | 18.59 | 10.61 | 11.76 | 0.30 | 0.36 | 5.25 | 4.42 |
| 6 | 9.88 | 7.62 | 4.06 | 0.10 | 12.20 | 23.53 | 6.64 | 8.81 | 0.16 | 0.35 | 2.28 | 2.67 |
| 7 | 8.36 | 1.77 | 0.09 | 0 | 16.27 | 5.90 | 12.62 | 0.48 | 0.32 | 0 | 5.33 | 0.21 |
| 8 | 13.01 | 8.79 | 0.16 | 0 | 10.92 | 14.39 | 12.44 | 14.75 | 0.19 | 0.26 | 3.70 | 3.49 |
| 9 | 9.00 | 7.99 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 16.37 | 15.72 | 12.94 | 11.70 | 0.41 | 0.38 | 2.66 | 3.15 |
| Mean ± SD | 11.19 ± 2.15 | 6.89 ± 2.45 | 0.65 ± 1.50 | 0.08 ± 0.12 | 16.15 ± 3.75 | 17.41 ± 6.95 | 10.85 ± 2.27 | 9.81 ± 4.55 | 0.20 ± 0.16 | 0.19 ± 0.18 | 3.54 ± 1.55 | 3.11 ± 1.41 |
†Individual fatty acids presented as percentage of total fatty acids. ‡Paired Student t test used for comparing data between before and after treatment with the 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.