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. 2016 Oct 6;11(10):e0162368. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0162368

Table 1. Characteristics of included RCTs.

Total no. Disease Dose of ω-3 PUFA Duration Control
Purrello, et al.(2007) [16] 36 NAFLD 2g 6mon AHA
Feng-Shang Zhu, et al.(2008) [17] 134 NAFLD 2g 6mon Placebo
Qing Xie, et al.(2008) [18] 46 NAFLD 4–5g 6mon Placebo
Sofi, et al.(2010) [15] 11 NAFLD 0.83g 12mon Placebo
Byrne, et al.(2014) [19] 103 NAFLD 4g 15–18mon Placebo
Stephen, et al.(2015) [21] 34 NASH 3g 12mon Placebo
Lu-Hua Yang, et al.(2015) [20] 78 NASH 6.4g 6mon Normal saline

NAFLD, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; AHA, alpha hydrxy acid; NASH, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis