| Parameter, mean (SD) |
Arm 1
Prescription Fish Oil
(N = 10) |
Arm 2
Supplemental Fish Oil
(N =10) |
Arm 3
Krill Oil Blend
(N = 10) |
| Age (years) |
41 ± 13 |
45 ± 14 |
51 ± 11 |
| Gender |
|
|
|
| Female |
6 |
5 |
8 |
| Male |
4 |
5 |
2 |
| Race |
|
|
|
| White |
8 |
9 |
7 |
| Black |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Other |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| Weight (kg) |
82.9 ± 7.5 |
76.6 ± 9.7 |
79.0 ± 15.4 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) |
29.3 ± 3.1 |
26.8 ± 3.4 |
27.5 ± 4.1 |
Waist circumference (cm)
Blood pressure, mm Hg
Systolic
Diastolic |
94.0 ± 7.3
123 ± 16
80 ± 11 |
89.0 ± 9.1
122 ± 15
77 ± 8 |
89.7 ± 10.4
134 ± 20
85 ± 14 |
Omega-3 index (%)
Lipoproteins (mg/dl)
Total cholesterol
Triglycerides*
HDL-C
LDL-C
Non-HDL-C |
4.1 ± 1.3
232 ± 48
213 ± 79a
56 ± 17
129 ± 41
175 ± 48 |
4.3 ± 1.6
222 ± 49
149 ± 34
56 ± 18
128 ± 41
166 ± 49 |
4.4 ± 1.1
227 ± 59
156 ± 38
51 ± 12
140 ± 52
176 ± 56 |
No significant differences between groups except triglyceride concentrations