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Table 6 The effect of FO intake on the serum lipid composition. Data are presented as the percentage of serum lipids and their Δ

From: Clinical and microbiological outcomes of subgingival instrumentation supplemented with high-dose omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in periodontal treatment – a randomized clinical trial

 

Lipid acid

Test group (n = 20)

Control group (n = 20)

FO composition

baseline

Mean (SD)

6 months

Mean (SD)

Δ

baseline

Mean (SD)

6 months

Mean (SD)

Δ

 

1

Myristic acid (C14:0)

0.66 (0.50)

0.63 (0.37)

-0.03

0.82 (0.46)

0.78 (0.56)

-0.06

1.63

2

Myristoleic acid (C14:1 n5)

0.05 (0.009)

0.05 (0.008)

0.004

0.03 (0.005)

0.04 (0.003)

0.02

n.d

3

Pentadecanoic acid (C15:0)

0.29 (0.59)

3.851 † # (2.96)

3.56 †

0.31 (0.17)

0.14 # (0.12)

-0.16

0.32

4

Palmitic acid (C16:0)

32.97 (6.84)

28.66 † # (10.75)

-4.31 †

32.60 (6.24)

33.34 (5.62)

0.74

11.30

5

Palmitoelaidic acid (C16:1 n7t)

0.19 (0.07)

0.16 (0.02)

-0.04

0.12 (0.07)

0.13 (0.05)

0.008

n.d

6

Palmitoleic acid (C16:1 n7)

1.20 (0.35)

0.81 # (0.03)

-0.39

1.59 (0.85)

1.52 (1.04)

-0.07

2.988

7

Heptadecanoic acid (C17:0)

0.15 (0.15)

0.13 (0.07)

-0.02

0.14 (0.10)

0.35 # (0.79)

0.21

n.d

8

Heptadec-10-enoic acid (C17:1 n7)

0.25 (0.19)

0.06 # (0.001)

-0.20

0.08 (0.05)

0.06 (0.03)

-0.03

n.d

9

Stearic acid (C18:0)

23.91 (10.22)

32.53 † # (14.49)

8.62 †

23.64 (9.30)

20.34 (10.72)

-3.30

3.95

10

Elaidic acid (C18:1n9t)

0.40 (0.10)

0.37 (0.15)

-0.02

0.42 (0.18)

0.44 (0.22)

0.03

n.d

11

Petroselinic acid (C18:1n6)

n.d

n.d

 

n.d

n.d

 

0.36

12

Oleic acid (C18:1n9c)

21.90 (8.0)

16.29 † # (5.22)

-5.61 †

21.40 (7.27)

22.40 (4.85)

1.0

17.61

13

Octadec-7-enoic acid (C18:1 n11)

0.22 (0.11)

0.07 † # (0.02)

-0.15

0.24 (0.12)

0.24 (0.12)

0.005

5.42

14

Linolelaidic acid (C18:2n6t)

0.26 (0.11)

0.15 † # (0.07)

-0.11

0.37 (0.23)

0.45 (0.12)

0.08

n.d

15

Linoleic acid (C18:2n6)

15.58(4.59)

12.12 † # (3.29)

-3.46 †

15.46 (6.79)

15.50 (7.06)

0.003

2.08

16

Arachidic acid (C20:0)

0.15 (0.09)

0.18 (0.07)

0.03

0.55 (0.48)

0.18 (0.12)

-0.37

0.61

17

gamma-Linolenic acid (C18:3n6)

0.12 (0.11)

0.06 † # (0.04)

-0.07 †

0.12 (0.08)

0.12 (0.08)

0.005

n.d

18

11-Eicosenoic acid (C20:1n9)

0.15 (0.04)

0.14 (0.05)

-0.01

0.18 (0.05)

0.12 (0.08)

-0.06

6.86

19

alfa-Linolenic acid (C18:3n3)

0.11 (0.06)

0.12 † (0.07)

0.006

0.23 (0.18)

0.23 (0.13)

0.005

0.78

20

Rumenic acid (C18:2n7c9t11)

0.21 (0.10)

0.14 (0.05)

-0.07

0.25 (0.10)

0.19 (0.11)

-0.06

n.d

21

Octadeca-10,​12-​dienoic acid (C18:2 n6 t10c12)

0.22 (0.18)

0.20 (0.08)

-0.03

0.24 (0.12)

0.27 (0.13)

0.03

n.d

22

Eicosa-11,14-dienoic acid (C20:2 n6)

0.05 (0.02)

0.07 (0.07)

0.02

0.1 (0.07)

0.1 (0.09)

0.01

n.d

23

Behenic acid (C22:0)

0.06 (0.04)

0.06 (0.04)

0.001

0.07 (0.09)

0.07 (0.05)

-0.001

n.d

24

Eicosa-13,16-dienoic acid (C20:2 n4)

0.10 (0.06)

n.d

0

0.08 (0.04)

0.10 (0.07)

0.02

n.d

25

Eicosa-8,11,14-trienoic acid (C20:3 n6)

0.45 (0.17)

0.16 † # (0.08)

-0.29 †

0.44 (0.13)

0.36 (0.13)

-0.07

n.d

26

Tricosanoic acid (C23:0)

n.d

n.d

 

0.04 (0.02)

0.08 (0.04)

0.04

n.d

27

Arachidonic acid (C20:4n6)

1.57 (0.68)

1.53 † (0.65)

-0.03 †

1.34 (0.74)

2.25 # (0.75)

0.91

1.13

28

Stearidonic acid (C18:4 n3)

n.d

n.d

 

0.04 (0.02)

0.01 (0.005)

-0.03

0.85

29

Lignoceric acid (C24:0)

0.04 (0.03)

0.09 † (0.03)

0.05 †

0.09 (0.03)

0.03 (0.007)

-0.06

n.d

30

Eicosa-5,8,11,14,17-pentaenoic acid (C20:5n3)

0.22 (0.04)

0.80 † # (0.55)

0.62 †

0.25 (0.06)

0.32 (0.22)

0.07

17.08

31

Cetoleic acid (C22:1n 11)

n.d

n.d

 

n.d

n.d

 

3.39

32

Docosapentaenoic acid

n.d

n.d

 

n.d

n.d

 

1.06

33

Docosa-4,7,10,13,16,19-hexaenoic acid (C22:6n3)

0.10 (0.12)

0.38 † # (0.30)

0.28 †

0.13 (0.10)

0.21 (0.19)

0.07

9.03

34

Erucic acid (C22:1n9)

n.d

n.d

 

n.d

n.d

 

0.80

35

Squalene

n.d

n.d

 

n.d

n.d

 

8.63

36

Nervonic acid (C24:1n9)

0.13 (0.04)

0.06 (0.01)

-0.06

0.12 (0.005)

0.11 (0.04)

0.006

0.47

  1. n.d non-detectable (< 0.03%)
  2. p ≤ 0.05 compared to the control group
  3. #p ≤ 0.05 compared to baseline