Table 2.

Plasma fatty acids

	Day 0		Day 28		Day 56
Fatty acids	EPA + DHA	Control	EPA + DHA	Control	EPA + DHA	Control
EPA	0.52 (0.22)	0.52 (0.26)	2.21 (1.25)*	0.46 (0.24)**	2.33 (0.98)*,#	0.48 (0.25)**
DHA	1.47 (0.59)	1.50 (0.44)	2.77 (0.84)*	1.46 (0.50)**	3.09 (0.99)*,#	1.49 (0.52)**
AA	7.83 (2.45)	8.38 (2.00)	6.82 (1.83)*	8.37 (2.49)**	6.80 (2.16)*,#	8.83 (2.61)**
Total
n-6	38.02 (4.32)	37.46 (3.81)	35.37 (4.78)	36.51 (4.68)	35.99 (5.77)	37.27 (4.10)
n-3	2.89 (0.55)	3.05 (0.71)	6.16 (1.83)*	2.88 (0.50)**	6.55 (1.61)*,#	2.99 (0.67)**
Ratios
AA:EPA	13.75 (6.66)	16.28 (8.05)	4.19 (3.27)*	15.39 (7.70)**	3.46 (1.80)*,#	15.81 (8.40)**
n-6:n-3	15.21 (6.96)	12.69 (2.14)	8.35 (8.62)*	12.90 (2.29)**	8.04 (8.83)*,#	12.91 (2.62)**

The table provides the amount of EPA, DHA, AA, total n-6, and total n-3 in percent (%) of all fatty acids in plasma and ratios of AA:EPA and n-6:n-3 in plasma at the different sampling time points in EPA + DHA Group and Control Group. Data are given in mean (SD). (Student’s t test, EPA + DHA group: n = 16; Control Group: n = 19).

^*Different from Day 0 (p < 0.05).

^#Different from Day 28 (p < 0.05).

^**Different between groups (p < 0.05).