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. 2016 May 2;11(5):e0154683. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154683

Table 2. Changes in clinical parameters before and after O3FAs supplement.

Parameters Before After Difference P
Urine ACR (mg/g) 475.8 ± 1235.9 385.6 ± 1067.9 -72.1 ± 507.6 <0.001
Urine ACR, log- transformed 4.0 ± 2.0 3.8 ± 2.0 0.003
GFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) 76.1 ± 25.9 74.4 ± 27.9 -1.8 ± 11.2 0.004
Fasting blood glucose (mg/dL) 141.2 ± 50.9 129.7 ± 36.6 -11.5 ± 3.0 <0.001
Postprandial blood glucose (mg/dL) 223.6 ± 84.7 208.2 ± 66.1 -15.3 ± 91.4 0.020
HbA1c (%) 7.8 ± 6.3 7.1 ± 1.1 -0.6 ± 6.3 0.084
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) 187.6 ± 55.9 158.8 ± 41.1 -28.8 ± 55.3 <0.001
Total cholesterol, log-transformed 5.2 ± 0.3 5.0 ± 0.3 <0.001
Triglyceride (mg/dL) 417.9 ± 646.5 227.4 ± 172.3 -190.4 ± 633.1 <0.001
Triglyceride, log-transformed 5.8 ± 0.7 5.2 ± 0.6 <0.001
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) 41.1 ± 22.1 40.4 ± 12.7 -0.7 ± 23.9 0.573
HDL cholesterol, log-transformed 3.7 ± 0.3 3.7 ± 0.3 0.975
Uric acid (mg/dL) 6.02 ± 1.74 5.80 ± 1.59 -0.21 ± 1.42 0.006
hsCRP (mg/L) 5.9 ± 14.4 2.4 ± 8.3 -3.5 ± 15.3 0.004
hsCRP, log transformed 0.5 ± 1.4 0.1 ± 1.0 <0.001

Data are presented as N (%) or mean ± SD. O3FA, omega-3 fatty acid; ACR, albumin to creatinine ratio; GFR, glomerular filtration rate; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; HDL cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; hsCRP, high sensitivity C-reactive protein.