Table 2.

Fatty acids percentages (mean ± standard deviation) in blood cell membranes at baseline in the study population.

Fatty Acids	Total (%)
C14:0	1.04 ± 0.52
C16:0	22.48 ± 3.06
C16:1n7trans	0.23 ± 0.11
C16:1n7cis	0.43 ± 0.21
C18:0	18.54 ± 2.1
C18:1n9cis	17.47 ± 2.59
C18:1n9trans	1.45 ± 0.25
C18:2n6	11.16 ± 2.09
C18:3n3	0.1 ± 0.05
C20:0	0.21 ± 0.09
C20:1n9	0.37 ± 0.12
C20:2n6	0.32 ± 0.12
C20:3n6	1.75 ± 0.43
C20:4n6	14.44 ± 2.99
C20:5n3	0.58 ± 0.37
C22:0	0.15 ± 0.16
C22:4n6	2.53 ± 0.81
C22:5n6	0.43 ± 0.18
C22:5n3	1.45 ± 0.44
C24:0	0.3 ± 0.3
C22:6n3	4.4 ± 1.41
C24:1n9	0.3 ± 0.31
Total SFA	42.69 ± 4.52
Total MUFA	18.55 ± 2.69
Total n-6 PUFA	30.6 ± 4.96
LCn-3 PUFA	6.42 ± 2.02
Total n-3 PUFA	6.51 ± 2.03
Omega-3 index	4.98 ± 1.67

SFA, saturated fatty acid; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acid; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acid.