American Diabetes Association

Table 3—

Effect of 8-week intervention with fish oil or corn oil capsules (4 g/day) on the fasting lipid profile

	Fish oil	Corn oil	P^*
n	20	22
Total TAG (mmol/l)
Before	2.35 ± 0.27	2.76 ± 0.46	0.459
After	1.81 ± 0.20^†	2.72 ± 0.49	0.105
Change	−0.54 ± 0.13	−0.04 ± 0.17	0.025
Total cholesterol (mmol/l)
Before	5.95 ± 0.21	5.51 ± 0.23	0.166
After	5.87 ± 0.23	5.43 ± 0.20	0.162
Change	−0.08 ± 0.13	−0.08 ± 0.09	0.966
LDL cholesterol (mmol/l)
Before	3.29 ± 0.15	2.79 ± 0.16	0.032
After	3.43 ± 0.17	2.87 ± 0.18	0.031
Change	0.14 ± 0.10	0.08 ± 0.09	0.645
HDL cholesterol (mmol/l)
Before	1.22 ± 0.05	1.12 ± 0.05	0.195
After	1.28 ± 0.06	1.11 ± 0.06	0.062
Change	0.06 ± 0.03	−0.01 ± 0.03	0.094
LDL-1 apo B (mg/dl)
Before	9.15 ± 0.69	8.58 ± 0.68	0.565
After	9.13 ± 0.59	8.08 ± 0.62	0.232
Change	−0.02 ± 0.53	−0.50 ± 0.48	0.501
LDL-2 apo B (mg/dl)
Before	4.33 ± 0.33	4.50 ± 0.50	0.785
After	5.14 ± 0.51^‡	4.95 ± 0.53	0.794
Change	0.81 ± 0.31	0.45 ± 0.23	0.346
LDL-3 apo B (mg/dl)
Before	6.03 ± 0.57	5.83 ± 0.67	0.828
After	7.15 ± 0.83^‡	6.67 ± 0.74	0.670
Change	1.12 ± 0.48	0.84 ± 44	0.669
LDL-4 apo B (mg/dl)
Before	9.78 ± 0.90	8.20 ± 0.79	0.193
After	10.56 ± 1.12	9.52 ± 0.99	0.487
Change	0.78 ± 0.58	1.32 ± 0.64	0.540
LDL-5 apo B (mg/dl)
Before	14.46 ± 0.85	11.52 ± 1.09	0.045
After	13.67 ± 0.89	11.77 ± 1.10	0.172
Change	−0.79 ± 0.70	0.25 ± 0.71	0.306
LDL-6 apo B (mg/dl)
Before	26.58 ± 3.10	22.07 ± 1.78	0.198
After	26.86 ± 3.53	20.66 ± 1.74	0.127
Change	0.28 ± 1.70	−1.41 ± 1.11	0.396
HDL-2b cholesterol (mmol/l)
Before	0.26 ± 0.02	0.26 ± 0.02	0.890
After	0.31 ± 0.02^§	0.26 ± 0.02	0.165
Change	0.05 ± 0.01	0.00 ± 0.01	0.012
HDL-2a cholesterol (mmol/l)
Before	0.39 ± 0.02	0.36 ± 0.02	0.500
After	0.37 ± 0.03	0.30 ± 0.03^†	0.057
Change	−0.02 ± 0.01	−0.06 ± 0.01	0.007
HDL-3 cholesterol (mmol/l)
Before	0.57 ± 0.03	0.50 ± 0.02	0.055
After	0.59 ± 0.02	0.56 ± 0.03^†	0.434
Change	0.02 ± 0.02	0.06 ± 0.01	0.089

	Fish oil	Corn oil	P^*
n	20	22
Total TAG (mmol/l)
Before	2.35 ± 0.27	2.76 ± 0.46	0.459
After	1.81 ± 0.20^†	2.72 ± 0.49	0.105
Change	−0.54 ± 0.13	−0.04 ± 0.17	0.025
Total cholesterol (mmol/l)
Before	5.95 ± 0.21	5.51 ± 0.23	0.166
After	5.87 ± 0.23	5.43 ± 0.20	0.162
Change	−0.08 ± 0.13	−0.08 ± 0.09	0.966
LDL cholesterol (mmol/l)
Before	3.29 ± 0.15	2.79 ± 0.16	0.032
After	3.43 ± 0.17	2.87 ± 0.18	0.031
Change	0.14 ± 0.10	0.08 ± 0.09	0.645
HDL cholesterol (mmol/l)
Before	1.22 ± 0.05	1.12 ± 0.05	0.195
After	1.28 ± 0.06	1.11 ± 0.06	0.062
Change	0.06 ± 0.03	−0.01 ± 0.03	0.094
LDL-1 apo B (mg/dl)
Before	9.15 ± 0.69	8.58 ± 0.68	0.565
After	9.13 ± 0.59	8.08 ± 0.62	0.232
Change	−0.02 ± 0.53	−0.50 ± 0.48	0.501
LDL-2 apo B (mg/dl)
Before	4.33 ± 0.33	4.50 ± 0.50	0.785
After	5.14 ± 0.51^‡	4.95 ± 0.53	0.794
Change	0.81 ± 0.31	0.45 ± 0.23	0.346
LDL-3 apo B (mg/dl)
Before	6.03 ± 0.57	5.83 ± 0.67	0.828
After	7.15 ± 0.83^‡	6.67 ± 0.74	0.670
Change	1.12 ± 0.48	0.84 ± 44	0.669
LDL-4 apo B (mg/dl)
Before	9.78 ± 0.90	8.20 ± 0.79	0.193
After	10.56 ± 1.12	9.52 ± 0.99	0.487
Change	0.78 ± 0.58	1.32 ± 0.64	0.540
LDL-5 apo B (mg/dl)
Before	14.46 ± 0.85	11.52 ± 1.09	0.045
After	13.67 ± 0.89	11.77 ± 1.10	0.172
Change	−0.79 ± 0.70	0.25 ± 0.71	0.306
LDL-6 apo B (mg/dl)
Before	26.58 ± 3.10	22.07 ± 1.78	0.198
After	26.86 ± 3.53	20.66 ± 1.74	0.127
Change	0.28 ± 1.70	−1.41 ± 1.11	0.396
HDL-2b cholesterol (mmol/l)
Before	0.26 ± 0.02	0.26 ± 0.02	0.890
After	0.31 ± 0.02^§	0.26 ± 0.02	0.165
Change	0.05 ± 0.01	0.00 ± 0.01	0.012
HDL-2a cholesterol (mmol/l)
Before	0.39 ± 0.02	0.36 ± 0.02	0.500
After	0.37 ± 0.03	0.30 ± 0.03^†	0.057
Change	−0.02 ± 0.01	−0.06 ± 0.01	0.007
HDL-3 cholesterol (mmol/l)
Before	0.57 ± 0.03	0.50 ± 0.02	0.055
After	0.59 ± 0.02	0.56 ± 0.03^†	0.434
Change	0.02 ± 0.02	0.06 ± 0.01	0.089

Data are means ± SE.

Fish oil versus corn oil;

†

P < 0.001,

‡

P < 0.05,

P < 0.01 vs. before.

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