Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population
| Valuable | Corn oil (CO) | Botanical oil (BO)* | Fish oil |
|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| No. of subjects | 21 (35.6) | 22 (37.3) | 16 (27.1) |
| Female | 15 (71.4) | 10 (45.5) | 10 (62.5) |
| African American | 6 (28.6) | 8 (36.4) | 7 (43.8) |
| Diabetic | 14 (66.7) | 18 (81.8) | 13 (81.3) |
| Metabolic syndrome | 7 (33.3) | 4 (81.2) | 3 (18.8) |
| Hypertensive | 16 (76.2) | 19 (86.4) | 9 (56.3) |
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
| Age (years) | 59.9 (9.8) | 57.4 (7.8) | 56.2 (8.7) |
| Weight (kg) | 97.4 (17.2) | 97.8 (18.7) | 96.9 (15.1) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 34.8 (5.3) | 34.1 (6.4) | 33.2 (4.8) |
| Waist/hip ratio | 0.9 (0.1) | 0.9 (0.1) | 0.9 (0.1) |
| Serum Glucose (mg/dl) | 130.0 (44.9) | 128.9 (50.8) | 133.5 (64.7) |
*BO arm received a combination of borage and echium oils.
p values were not significantly different between assignment groups, as calculated by Chi-square analysis of different proportions for each variable assigned to each treatment group, nor by One Way ANOVA for morphometric values [mean (SD)].