Table 5.
January | February | March | April | SEM | P-value | |||||
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Control | Experimental | Control | Experimental | Control | Experimental | Control | Experimental | |||
ΣSFA | 77.04a | 75.18b | 66.94 | 66.44 | 61.13a | 58.14b | 64.72 | 64.45 | 0.08 | 0.07 |
ΣMUFA | 18.83a | 29.30b | 28.69 | 28.42 | 29.95 | 30.85 | 27.12 | 27.37 | 0.12 | 0.06 |
ΣPUFA | 3.48 | 3.53 | 5.52 | 5.36 | 7.23a | 9.68b | 6.18 | 6.14 | 0.15 | 0.09 |
n−3 | 1.08a | 0.98b | 1.67a | 1.45b | 2.17 | 2.18 | 2.21 | 2.14 | 0.01 | 0.06 |
n−6 | 2.40 | 2.55 | 3.85a | 3.92b | 5.06a | 5.50b | 4.04a | 4.53b | 0.06 | 0.08 |
CLAs | 0.65 | 0.68 | 0.93a | 1.14b | 1.34a | 1.40b | 0.98a | 1.10b | 0.04 | ≤0.05 |
AI | 4.49a | 4.09b | 2.76a | 2.86b | 2.51a | 2.34b | 2.89 | 2.84 | 0.03 | ≤0.05 |
TI | 3.52 | 3.28 | 2.26a | 2.44b | 1.90a | 1.70b | 2.18 | 2.17 | 0.02 | ≤0.05 |
Mean values with different letter in superscript within rows indicates significant differences (p ≤ 0.05) due to fed. SEM. standard error of least square means.
SFA, saturated fatty acid; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acid; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acid; n−3, omega 3 fatty acid series; n−6, omega 6 fatty acid series; CLAs, Conjugated linoleic acids.
AI, atherogenic index; TI, thrombogenic index.