Table 2. Anthropometric Indices, Biochemical Measurements, Blood Pressure and Dietary Intake of Study Participants (After Intervention)^a.

Variable	Placebo Group	n-3 PUFA Group	P Valueb
	(N = 21),	(N = 22),
	(M = 13, F = 8)	(M = 12, F = 10)
Weight, kg	79.26 ± 2.07	79.44 ± 2.31	0.956
BMI, kg/m 2	29.08 ± 0.45	28.28 ± 0.47	0.232
WC, cm	103.96 ± 1.73	99.87 ± 1.47	0.741
HC, cm	105.9 ± 5.8	105.4 ± 1.0	0.609
WHR	0.98 ± 0.01	0.94 ± 0.01	0.064
FBS, mg/dL	1.70 ± 9.10	1.57 ± 9.88	0.327
Insulin, µm/mL	12.52 ± 0.90	10.22 ± 0.88	0.076
HbA1C, %	7.64 ± 0.20	7.10 ± 0.22	0.80
HOMA.IR, %	5.62 ± 0.55	4.09 ± 0.50	0.047
Serum Irisin, µg/mL	1.72 ± 0.35	3.61 ± 0.82	0.043
Systolic BP, mmHg	130.2 ± 2.2	127.1 ± 1.7	0.27
Diastolic BP, mmHg	86.00 ± 1.86	81.45 ± 1.19	0.04
Total energy, kcal	2091 ± 51	2088 ± 43	0.97
Total protein, g	67.48 ± 3.48	73.03 ± 3.73	0.28
Total fat, g	82.18 ± 3.94	79.88 ± 2.53	0.62
Total carbohydrate, g	276 ± 9	275 ± 7	0.9
DHA, g	0.08 ± 0.04	0.19 ± 0.1	0.34
EPA, g	0.03 ± 0.01	0.06 ± 0.03	0.37

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; DHA, docosahexaenoic acid; EPA, eicosapentaenoic acid; F, female; HC, hip circumference; M, male; WC, waist circumference; WHR, waist-to-hip ratio.

^aValues are described as mean ± standard error (SE).

^bIndependent sample t-test.