A randomized trial of fish oil omega-3 fatty acids on arterial health, inflammation, and metabolic syndrome in a young healthy population

Table 2 Effect of fish oil supplementation on plasma and red blood cell phospholipid fatty acids*

Markers	Placebo		Omega-3		Treatment difference	S.E. of difference	P-value of difference
Markers	Before	After	Before	After	Treatment difference	S.E. of difference	P-value of difference
Plasma PL% EPA	0.332	0.400	0.329	1.225	+0.832	0.170	p < 0.001
Plasma PL% DHA	1.623	1.370	1.618	2.157	+0.762	0.281	p = 0.008
Plasma PL% EPA&DHA	1.95	1.77	1.95	3.38	+1.61	0.408	p < 0.001
RBC% EPA	0.314	0.373	0.366	1.026	+0.606	0.108	p < 0.001
RBC% DHA	2.930	3.082	3.169	4.169	+0.708	0.245	p = 0.019
RBC% EPA&DHA	3.244	3.455	3.535	5.195	+1.314	0.298	p = 0.002

* Repeated measure general linear models. PL = phospholipid, EPA = eicosapentaenoic acid, DHA = docosahexaenoic acid.

ISSN: 1475-2891