Table 2.

Serum fatty acids are altered in CD compared with control subjects.

	Control n = 27	CD n = 116
Total (μg/mL)	1894.12 ± 306.57	2081.70 ± 549.47
% SFA	43.29 ± 1.23	43.12 ± 1.75
% PUFA	47.04 ± 1.63	46.58 ± 2.16
% MUFA	9.67 ± 1.44	10.30 ± 1.40*
% n-3	4.81 ± 1.20	5.30 ± 1.72
% n-6	42.23 ± 1.88	41.28 ± 2.42
n-3/n-6	0.11 ± 0.03	0.13 ± 0.05
(EPA + DHA)/AA	0.28 ± 0.10	0.35 ± 0.15
% Arachidonic Acid	13.44 ± 2.21	12.04 ± 1.94**
% DGLA	3.16 ± 0.65	3.69 ± 0.81**
% ALA	0.27 ± 0.08	0.27 ± 0.01
% Linoleic Acid	24.79 ± 2.32	24.63 ± 3.23
% Oleic Acid	8.09 ± 1.35	8.55 ± 1.22*
% EPA	0.71 ± 0.46	1.16 ± 0.72**
% DPA	0.92 ± 0.17	1.03 ± 0.24*
% DHA	3.01 ± 0.79	2.93 ± 1.16

Comparisons between the CD and control groups were assessed by the Mann-Whitney U test. Data is presented by mean ± standard deviation. *p < 0.05 and **p < 0.01 versus control. SFA = Saturated Fatty Acids; MUFA = Monounsaturated Fatty Acids; PUFA = Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids; EPA = Eicosapentaenoic acid; DPA = Docosapentaenoic acid; DHA = Docosahexaenoic acid.