Table 6.
Changes in serum n-6 and n-3 fatty acids concentrations in corn oil and flaxseed oil periods
| Corn oil period | Flaxseed oil period | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 week | 4 week | 12 week | 0 week | 4 week | 12 week | ||
| Linoleic acid | (μg/ml) | 907.2 ± 19.4 | 1004.7 ± 29.2* | 908.8 ± 30.5 | 868.7 ± 23.3 | 909.6 ± 17.7† | 792.0 ± 20.6† |
| γ-linolenic acid | (μg/ml) | 15.9 ± 1.6 | 15.8 ± 2.5 | 12.0 ± 1.5 | 12.7 ± 1.4 | 12.1 ± 1.4 | 10.5 ± 1.2 |
| Eicosadienoic acid | (μg/ml) | 7.1 ± 0.3 | 7.0 ± 0.3 | 6.2 ± 0.3 | 6.5 ± 0.4 | 6.3 ± 0.4 | 5.3 ± 0.2*† |
| Dihomo-γ-linolenic acid | (μg/ml) | 44.4 ± 2.7 | 40.7 ± 2.7 | 36.0 ± 2.8* | 39.4 ± 2.2 | 33.8 ± 2.3† | 31.2 ± 2.0* |
| Arachidonic acid | (μg/ml) | 201.4 ± 10.7 | 187.3 ± 10.2 | 164.7 ± 7.6* | 188.5 ± 10.1 | 172.7 ± 9.7† | 163.5 ± 9.4* |
| Docosatetraenoic acid | (μg/ml) | 5.8 ± 0.5 | 5.3 ± 0.4 | 4.1 ± 0.2* | 4.8 ± 0.3† | 4.5 ± 0.4† | 3.8 ± 0.3* |
| alpha-linolenic acid | (μg/ml) | 33.4 ± 2.4 | 30.7 ± 2.6 | 24.2 ± 1.8* | 27.5 ± 2.5 | 92.8 ± 7.4*† | 86.1 ± 8.7*† |
| Eicosapentaenoic acid | (μg/ml) | 77.5 ± 16.1 | 67.9 ± 10.8 | 49.6 ± 7.9* | 77.7 ± 16.6 | 91.3 ± 15.6† | 71.0 ± 10.7† |
| Docosapentaenoic acid | (μg/ml) | 24.9 ± 2.7 | 22.7 ± 2.2 | 17.9 ± 1.7* | 22.5 ± 2.4 | 24.5 ± 1.9 | 19.6 ± 1.4 |
| Docosahexaenoic acid | (μg/ml) | 138.1 ± 16.5 | 130.8 ± 14.7 | 107.4 ± 12.9* | 132.9 ± 16.3 | 123.3 ± 12.9 | 102.8 ± 9.8* |
| n-6/n-3 ratio | 5.1 ± 0.5 | 5.6 ± 0.5 | 6.5 ± 0.6* | 5.3 ± 0.6 | 3.8 ± 0.3*† | 3.9 ± 0.3*† | |
Values are means ± SE, n = 15.
*; p <0.05 vs. baseline, repeated-measures ANOVA with Bonferroni correction, †; p <0.05 vs. corn oil, paired t test.