Table 2 Plasma composition of fatty acids and their changes with different interventions

EPA

Krill oil

0.80 ± 0.31

0.5134

1.97 ± 0.58^*#

<0.0001

1.17 ± 0.52^*#

<0.0001

Fish oil

0.82 ± 0.36

1.54 ± 0.69^*

0.71 ± 0.46^*

Corn oil

0.86 ± 0.36

0.79 ± 0.43

-0.06 ± 0.36

DPA

Krill oil

0.61 ± 0.31

0.9087

0.79 ± 0.27^*

0.0048

0.15 ± 0.23^*

0.0076

Fish oil

0.64 ± 0.24

0.68 ± 0.28

0.04 ± 0.18^*

Corn oil

0.64 ± 0.25

0.61 ± 0.16

-0.03 ± 0.19

DHA

Krill oil

2.90 ± 0.58

0.5134

3.86 ± 0.89^*

<0.0001

0.96 ± 0.69^*

<0.0001

Fish oil

2.88 ± 0.59

3.72 ± 0.66^*

0.84 ± 0.55^*

Corn oil

3.03 ± 0.66

2.80 ± 0.60

-0.24 ± 0.69

Total n-3 PUFA

Krill oil

4.97 ± 0.69

0.8465

7.20 ± 1.35^*#

<0.0001

2.23 ± 1.13^*#

<0.0001

Fish oil

4.96 ± 0.59

6.51 ± 0.97^*

1.55 ± 0.83^*

Corn oil

5.13 ± 0.95

4.79 ± 0.63

-0.34 ± 0.86

EPA + DHA

Krill oil

3.70 ± 0.63

0.7470

5.83 ± 1.31^*#

<0.0001

2.13 ± 1.02^*#

<0.0001

Fish oil

3.70 ± 0.65

5.26 ± 0.95^*

1.55 ± 0.73^*

Corn oil

3.89 ± 0.85

3.59 ± 0.59

-0.30 ± 0.76

n-6:n-3 ratio

Krill oil

7.06 ± 1.18

0.5818

4.88 ± 1.37^*#

<0.0001

-2.17 ± 1.05^*#

<0.0001

Fish oil

7.21 ± 0.93

5.32 ± 0.99^*

-1.89 ± 0.91^*

Corn oil

7.12 ± 1.4

7.57 ± 1.06

0.44 ± 0.95

Total SFA

Krill oil

43.46 ± 1.85

0.3247

43.03 ± 1.63

0.0226

-0.43 ± 1.93

0.0787

Fish oil

42.92 ± 1.32

43.65 ± 1.06^*

0.73 ± 1.44

Corn oil

42.13 ± 4.74

42.53 ± 2.13

0.40 ± 5.04

Total MUFA

Krill oil

17.23 ± 2.93

0.8825

16.29 ± 2.42^*

0.0226

-0.94 ± 2.86

0.8465

Fish oil

16.84 ± 2.47

16.06 ± 1.74^*

-0.78 ± 2.51

Corn oil

17.25 ± 3.06

16.97 ± 2.21

-0.29 ± 3.11

Total PUFA

Krill oil

39.31 ± 2.39

0.2748

40.68 ± 2.06

0.8825

1.36 ± 2.58

0.9592

Fish oil

40.24 ± 1.98

40.28 ± 1.73

0.05 ± 2.16

Corn oil

40.62 ± 3.92

40.51 ± 2.22

-0.11 ± 4.69

Total n-6 PUFA

Krill oil

34.35 ± 2.41

0.6873

33.48 ± 2.26^*

0.0007

-0.87 ± 2.08

0.0226

Fish oil

35.28 ± 1.87

33.77 ± 1.75^*

-1.51 ± 2.07^*

Corn oil

35.49 ± 3.62

35.72 ± 2.14

0.22 ± 4.09