Table 1.

Characteristics of the male patients (Omega-3 FAs, 4w)

	Pre	Post
n	14
Age (years)	40.2 ± 1.7
Body mass index (kg/m2)	25.9 ± 0.7	26.1 ± 0.7
Waist circumference (cm)	89.5 ± 1.8	89.0 ± 2.0
Biochemical data
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)	217.2 ± 7.1	207.6 ± 8.5
HDL cholesterol (mg/dl)	57.6 ± 3.7	57.6 ± 4.3
LDL cholesterol (mg/dl)	132.6 ± 6.5	125.8 ± 8.3
Triglycerides (mg/dl)	163.7 ± 20.6	98.1 ± 11.4*
Glucose (mg/dl)	97.6 ± 2.2	98.0 ± 1.8
Insulin (μU/ml)	7.9 ± 1.9	6.5 ± 1.2
HOMA-IR	1.99 ± 0.56	1.57 ± 0.28
HbA1c (%)	5.5 ± 0.1	5.5 ± 0.1
hsCRP (mg/dl)	0.60 ± 0.17	0.75 ± 0.20
HMW-adiponectin (μg/ml)	2.42 ± 0.23	2.31 ± 0.23
FABP4 (ng/ml)	13.5 ± 1.5	11.5 ± 1.1*

Variables are expressed as n or means ± SEM

hsCRP high-sensitivity C-ractive protein, HMW high-molecular weight

*P <0.05 vs. Pre