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. 2022 Oct 5;14(19):4136. doi: 10.3390/nu14194136

Table 2.

Plasma arachidonic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid, and docosahexaenoic acid levels in the DHA/EPA and placebo treatment groups.

Variable	Baseline			Week 12
Variable	DHA/EPA Group (n = 33)	Placebo Group (n = 33)	p Value	DHA/EPA Group (n = 33)	Placebo Group (n = 33)	p Value
Arachidonic acid (µg/mL)	228.8 ± 51.3	234.2 ± 57.9	0.687	204.0 ± 59.1	211.6 ± 53.2	0.588
Eicosapentaenoic acid (µg/mL)	52.0 ± 35.3	54.0 ± 38.4	0.824	79.2 ± 40.5 *	56.3 ± 39.1	0.023
Docosahexaenoic acid (µg/mL)	114.0 ± 32.2	117.2 ± 31.3	0.680	137.5 ± 32.6 **	111.0 ± 35.4	0.002

* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01.