Table 2.
Long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid composition (µmol/L) of plasma phosphatidylcholine at before and after 14 days of consuming the oil supplement
| Intake (g/d) | n | Eicosapentaenoic acid (µmol/L) | Docosapentaenoic acid (µmol/L) | Docosahexaenoic acid (µmol/L) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPA | DHA | EPA+DHA | Day 0a | Day 14a | Differenceb | Day 0c | Day 14a | Differenceb | Day 0a | Day 14a | Differenceb | |
| 0.19 | 0.14 | 0.33 | 15 | 43 (19) | 72 (51) | 29 (−15, 72) | 31 (10) | 43 (32) | 12 (−11, 34) | 144 (92) | 180 (167) | 37 (−89, 163) |
| 0.38 | 0.28 | 0.66 | 12 | 41 (10) | 122 (55) | 81 (37, 125)c | 29 (8) | 49 (24) | 20 (3, 37)c | 151 (75) | 198 (68) | 47 (−2, 96) |
| 0.44 | 0.28 | 0.72 | 19 | 42 (22) | 78 (45) | 36 (6, 65)c | 31 (15) | 45 (24) | 13 (0, 27)c | 157 (92) | 177 (105) | 20 (−61, 101) |
| 0.55 | 0.42 | 0.99 | 12 | 54 (36) | 168 (79) | 113 (62, 164)c | 35 (20) | 53 (24) | 18 (5, 32)c | 147 (80) | 227 (88) | 80 (28, 132)c |
| 0.76 | 0.56 | 1.32 | 1 | 32 (11) | 147 (67) | 115 (58, 171)c | 27 (8) | 48 (20) | 21 (4, 39)c | 121 (42) | 193 (90) | 72 (−3, 148) |
| 0.88 | 0.56 | 1.44 | 13 | 53 (29) | 106 (43) | 52 (10, 94)c | 39 (19) | 43 (9) | 3 (−13, 19) | 201 (131) | 186 (30) | −15 (−123, 93) |
| 0.95 | 0.55 | 1.50 | 47 | 39 (23) | 136 (60) | 97 (75, 119)c | 29 (14) | 42 (19) | 13 (7, 19)c | 126 (57) | 168 (75) | 42 (17, 66)c |
| 0.95 | 0.70 | 1.65 | 7 | 54 (38) | 174 (40) | 120 (66, 173)c | 29 (9) | 42 (9) | 12 (3, 22)c | 141 (38) | 184 (32) | 43 (14, 72)c |
| 1.32 | 0.84 | 2.16 | 10 | 43 (36) | 117 (37) | 74 (17, 130)c | 32 (11) | 42 (12) | 10 (−3, 23) | 148 (71) | 176 (65) | 28 (−73, 129) |
| 1.90 | 1.10 | 3.00 | 48 | 38 (18) | 200 (88) | 162 (128, 196)c | 29 (12) | 49 (19) | 21 (13, 28)c | 129 (50) | 185 (70) | 56 (36, 76)c |
| 1.90 | 1.40 | 3.30 | 8 | 56 (32) | 284 (124) | 228 (88, 367)c | 42 (8) | 74 (29) | 32 (2, 62)c | 175 (60) | 274 (114) | 98 (−16, 213) |
| 2.20 | 1.40 | 3.60 | 12 | 45 (23) | 229 (145) | 183 (61, 305)c | 32 (12) | 72 (32) | 40 (14, 66)c | 133 (44) | 282 (135) | 149 (48, 250)c |
| 2.85 | 1.65 | 4.50 | 10 | 36 (15) | 298 (138) | 262 (121, 403)c | 28 (11) | 74 (31) | 46 (15, 77)c | 143 (62) | 272 (106) | 129 (37, 221)c |
a Values are mean (SD)
b Values are mean (99% CI)
c Day 14 significantly different from day 0, paired t-test P < 0.01