Fish oil group (n = 18) | P a | Placebo group (n = 19) | P a | P b | |||||||
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Initial | Final | Initial | Final | ||||||||
Median | IQR | Median | IQR | Median | IQR | Median | IQR | ||||
Biochemical | |||||||||||
RBC (×106/mm3) | 4.7 | 4.5–5.1 | 4.7 | 4.5–4.9 | 0.254 | 4.7 | 4.4–5.2 | 4.7 | 4.4–4.9 | 0.493 | 0.941 |
Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 14.0 | 12.8–15.2 | 13.7 | 13.0–14.70 | 0.069 | 14.0 | 13.1–14.9 | 13.8 | 13.0–14.4 | 0.623 | 0.426 |
Hematocrit (%) | 41.7 | 38.3–45.7 | 41.1 | 39.1–43.6 | 0.139 | 42.2 | 38.6–44.0 | 41.6 | 39.0–43.6 | 0.877 | 0.785 |
Leucocytes (mm3) | 6405 | 5342–7950 | 6910 | 5105–7750 | 0.795 | 5220 | 4150–6700 | 5780 | 5265–6590 | 0.653 | 0.521 |
Platelets (×103/mm3) | 281.0 | 215.2–307.7 | 259.0 | 220.0–291.0 | 0.523 | 246.0 | 193.0–282.0 | 241.0 | 212.0–278.5 | 0.492 | 0.456 |
Albumin (g/dL) | 4.4 | 4.1–4.5 | 4.2 | 4.1–4.4 | 0.153 | 4.3 | 4.2–4.5 | 4.3 | 4.0–4.4 | 0.319 | 0.818 |
Fasting Glucose (ml/dL) | 95.0 | 87.0–103.2 | 91.0 | 83.2–101.5 | 0.351 | 90.0 | 84.0–98.0 | 92.5 | 84.7–98.2 | 0.410 | 0.126 |
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 218.0 | 194.5–258.5 | 217.0 | 194.5–254.5 | 0.758 | 211.0 | 196.0–247.0 | 208.0 | 183.5–241.5 | 0.185 | 0.414 |
HDL (mg/dL) | 45.0 | 39.5–50.2 | 44.0 | 38.0–48.5 | 0.476 | 46.0 | 41.0–50.0 | 47.0 | 40.5–54.7 | 0.905 | 0.689 |
LDL (mg/dL) | 141.0 | 118.7–176.7 | 146.0 | 122.0–176.0 | 0.518 | 145.0 | 121.0–169.0 | 140.5 | 112.0–157.2 | 0.138 | 0.182 |
Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 160.0 | 90.7–199.5 | 146.0 | 98.0 - 191.5 | 0.421 | 125.0 | 75.0–165.0 | 105.0 | 80.0–146.7 | 0.679 | 0.887 |