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Table 1 Results in the WM-tests following five weeks daily dietary supplementation with 3 g omega-3 PUFA from fish oil or placebo, respectively 1

From: Effects of supplementation with n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on cognitive performance and cardiometabolic risk markers in healthy 51 to 72 years old subjects: a randomized controlled cross-over study

Treatments

WM-tests 2(max 48 credits)

Omega-3

Placebo

60 min

31.4±0.8a

30.0±1.0b

110 min

33.8±1.4a

33.3±1.4a

160 min

30.4±0.9a

29.6±1.0a

  1. 1Data are given as means per treatment ± SEM, n = 38, but only 37 subjects performed the WM-test at 110 min (19 subjects started with placebo and 18 subjects started with PUFA) due to one subjects did not perform the test in time. Labeled means in a row without a common letter differ, p < 0.05 (ANOVA).
  2. 2 At 60 min and 160 min the subjects were supposed to recall nouns and at 110 min the subjects were supposed to recall figures.