Table 4.

Inflammatory markers of patients with lung cancer in omega-3 fatty acid supplementation and placebo groups.

Characteristics		Omega-3 (Mean ± SD) n = 29	Placebo (Mean ± SD) n = 29	P-value*
CRP* (mg/L)	Before	2.69 ± 1.34	2.79 ± 1.24	0.769
	After	1.42 ± 0.63	3.00 ± 1.05	0.001
TNFα**(pg/mL)	Before	3.74 ± 1.69	3.87 ± 1.78	0.775
	After	1.92 ± 0.65	4.24 ± 1.19	0.001
IL-6***(pg/mL)	Before	4.27 ± 0.88	4.23 ± 0.93	0.852
	After	4.15 ± 1.46	4.20 ± 1.48	0.901

^*C-reactive protein.

^**Tumor necrosis factor alpha.

^***Interleukin 6.