Table 1. The baseline dietary intake of study participants.
| Variables | Flaxseed oil (n=60) | Fish oil (n=60) | P values* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Means | SD | Means | SD | |||
| Energy (kcal/d) | ||||||
| Combined | 2,369 | 252 | 2,310 | 211 | 0.44 | |
| Female | 2,201 | 258 | 2,159 | 119 | 0.81 | |
| Male | 2,512 | 92 | 2,498 | 151 | 0.02 | |
| Carbohydrates (%) | ||||||
| Combined | 53.9 | 6.6 | 56.2 | 7.4 | 0.61 | |
| Female | 52.8 | 7.6 | 57.3 | 8.1 | 0.09 | |
| Male | 55.1 | 6.2 | 55.1 | 6.2 | 0.89 | |
| Protein (%) | ||||||
| Combined | 15.2 | 3.1 | 13.6 | 1.7 | 0.21 | |
| Female | 15.7 | 3.6 | 13.1 | 2.1 | 0.01 | |
| Male | 14.1 | 2.2 | 14.2 | 2.5 | 0.77 | |
| Omega‐3 (%) | ||||||
| Combined | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.24 | |
| Female | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.51 | |
| Male | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.69 | |
| Fat (%) | ||||||
| Combined | 31.1 | 5.2 | 30.2 | 6.1 | 0.56 | |
| Female | 30.8 | 4.9 | 29.9 | 7.1 | 0.32 | |
| Male | 31.4 | 5.3 | 31.1 | 4.8 | 0.78 | |
| PUFA (%) | ||||||
| Combined | 10.3 | 2.6 | 10.9 | 2.2 | 0.88 | |
| Female | 9.9 | 2.1 | 9.6 | 1.9 | 0.36 | |
| Male | 10.3 | 2.2 | 11.2 | 2.4 | 0.22 | |
| MUFA (%) | ||||||
| Combined | 8.6 | 2.4 | 8.4 | 2.3 | 0.43 | |
| Female | 7.7 | 2.3 | 7.7 | 2.3 | 0.87 | |
| Male | 8.8 | 2.2 | 8.7 | 2.1 | 0.08 | |
| SFA (%) | ||||||
| Combined | 9.8 | 1.9 | 8.8 | 2.3 | 0.28 | |
| Female | 9.3 | 2.2 | 8.4 | 3.1 | 0.22 | |
| Male | 10.1 | 2.4 | 9.9 | 1.5 | 0.55 | |
| AOAC TDF (g/d) | 17.6 | 2.8 | 18.4 | 2.9 | 0.28 | |
| Cholesterol (mg/d) | 231.5 | 131.2 | 196.7 | 127.1 | 0.59 | |
*, P values were derived from the ANOVA test. PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acid; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acid; SFA, saturated fatty acid; AOAC, Association of Official Analytical Chemists; TDF, total dietary fiber.