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. 2020 Jun 23;12(6):1869. doi: 10.3390/nu12061869

Table 2.

Erythrocyte arachidonic (ARA), eicosapentaenoic (EPA), n-3 docosapentaenoic (DPA) and docosahexaenoic (DHA) acid concentrations as % total fatty acid in blood erythrocytes.

Almega®PL Placebo
Baseline Week 6 Week 12 Baseline Week 6 Week 12
ARA 14.83 ± 1.37 15.16 ±1.26 15.38 ± 0.99 14.67 ±1.26 14.76 ± 1.18 15.16 ± 1.14
EPA 0.82 ± 0.37 1.16 ± 0.36 * 1.27 ± 0.36 * 0.82 ± 0.27 0.86 ± 0.00 0.87 ± 0.30
DPA 3.01 ± 0.40 3.45 ± 0.28 * 3.55 ± 0.31 * 3.04 ± 0.58 3.01 ± 0.41 3.08 ± 0.54
DHA 4.18 ± 0.87 4.25 ± 0.82 4.29 ± 0.72 4.46 ± 1.02 4.42 ± 0.89 4.59 ± 1.02

Values represented as mean ± SD, * change from baseline significantly different between groups, p < 0.05.