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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Apr 20.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Nutr. 2017 Jul 21;1(4):31–49. doi: 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-17-1636

Table 4. Effects of Dha administration on serum analytes.

Glucose (mmol/L) 5.62 (0.7) 5.95 (0.76) 0.001*
AST (units/l) 19.7 (3.5) 22.1 (3.1) 0.04
ALT (units/l) 16.8 (4.6) 19.8 (6.8) 0.05
Prothrombin time (sec) 11.0 (0.7) 10.7 (0.7) 0.02
PTT (sec) 30.5 (3.4) 30.3 (3.2) 0.03
Estradiol (ng/L) 14.3 (7.6) 14.4 (7.0) 0.89
Testosterone (nmol/L) 0.59 (0.30) 0.55 (0.17) 0.62
Inflammatory Markers Hs CRP (mg/dl)
0.5 (0.4) 0.4 (0.3) 0.37
IL-6 (pg/ml) 1.7 (0.4) 1.5 (0.7) 0.66
IL-8 (pg/ml) 11.1 (3.6) 9.4 (2.0) 0.14
TNF-a (pg/ml) 14.8 (3.2) 13.9 (1.6) 0.48
IL-10 (pg/ml) 3.1 (2.0) 2.9 (1.8) 0.77

Data pre and post DHA administration shown as mean (+/- SD) in 10 subjects. Inflammatory markers measured in 5 subjects.

*

P-value is significant after adjustment for multiple testing using FDR < 5% level

AST = aspartate aminotransferase ALT = alanine transaminase PTT = partial thromboplastin time

hs CRP = high sensitivity C-reactive protein IL = interleukin

TNF a = tumor necrosis factor alpha