Table 4.
Effect of dietary supplementation with fish oil (FO) or Camelina sativa seed oil (CSO) on plasma glucose and lipid concentrations*
(Mean values with their standard errors; n 31)
| Concentration (mmol/l) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | Difference | Start v. end | Δ FO v. Δ CSO | ||||
| Mean | sem | Mean | sem | Mean | sem | P | P | |
| TAG | ||||||||
| FO | 1·0 | 0·1 | 0·8 | 0·1 | −0·2 | 0·1 | 0·02 | 0·4 |
| CSO | 0·9 | 0·1 | 0·8 | 0·1 | −0·1 | 0·1 | 0·1 | |
| Cholesteryl esters | ||||||||
| FO | 2·9 | 0·2 | 3·0 | 0·3 | 0·2 | 0·1 | 0·2 | 0·7 |
| CSO | 3·1 | 0·3 | 3·2 | 0·3 | 0·1 | 0·2 | 0·4 | |
| NEFA | ||||||||
| FO | 0·3 | 0·1 | 3·0 | 0·1 | 0·1 | 0·1 | 0·3 | 0·4 |
| CSO | 0·1 | 0·1 | 0·1 | 0·1 | 0·1 | 0·1 | 0·9 | |
| Glucose | ||||||||
| FO | 4·8 | 0·1 | 4·6 | 0·1 | −0·2 | 0·1 | 0·04 | 0·9 |
| CSO | 4·8 | 0·1 | 4·8 | 0·1 | 0·1 | 0·1 | 0·5 | |
*
All data approximated a normal distribution. The mean concentrations of EPA and DHA at the start and end of the trial and the effect of the type of oil on the mean change in EPA and DHA concentrations from baseline were analysed using Student’s paired t test.