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Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants at screening ( n = 12 men with type 2 diabetes)

From: Eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acid supplementation and inflammatory gene expression in the duodenum of obese patients with type 2 diabetes

 

Mean ± SD

Age (y)

54.1 ± 7.2

BMI (kg/m2)

33.7 ± 6.0

LDL-C (mmol/L)

2.9 ± 0.5

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.0± 0.2

TG (mmol/L)

3.1 ± 2.0

HbA1c (%)

7.0 ± 0.8

EPA + DHA intake (g/d)

0.23 ± 0.20

  1. Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, DHA docosahexaenoic acid, EPA eicosapentaenoic acid, HbA1c hemoglobin A1c, HDL-C high density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TG triglycerides.
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Nutrition Journal

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