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Table 2 Blood concentrations of cholesterol, LDL-C, HDL-C and TC before and after 12-weeks intervention in Omega3Q10 and soybean oil groups

From: Effects of 12-week supplementation of marine Omega-3 PUFA-based formulation Omega3Q10 in older adults with prehypertension and/or elevated blood cholesterol

Blood metabolites

Before Intervention

After Intervention

  

mmol/L (Median ± QR)

mmol/L (Median ± QR)

LDL-C

Omega3Q10

3.7 ± 0.8

3.3 ± 0.6*

Soybean oil

3.6 ± 0.7

3.4 ± 0.8*

(Z, P)

0.65, 0.51

0.57, 0.57

HDL-C

Omega3Q10

1.25 ± 0.57

1.31 ± 0.54*

Soybean oil

1.0 ± 0.8

1.2 ± 0.7*

(Z, P)

0.90, 0.37

0.50, 0.62

TC

Omega3Q10

5.5 ± 0.7

5.3 ± 0.5*

Soybean oil

5.7 ± 0.8

5.6 ± 0.7*

(Z, P)

0.38, 0.70

0.71, 0.48

  1. *p < 0.05, within-group comparison of the after-treatment value with the baseline