Parameter Prescription Fish Oil
3360 mg EPA+DHA		 Supplemental Fish Oil
3340 mg EPA+DHA		 Krill Oil Blend
960 mg EPA+DHA		 Group P-value
Total cholesterol
% Δ overall
% Δ per gram EPA+DHA		 3 ± 3
1 ± 2		 0 ± 3
0 ± 2		 4 ± 3
4 ± 2		 0.90
0.59
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
% Δ overall
% Δ per gram EPA+DHA		 11 ± 4
3 ± 2		 2 ± 4
1 ± 2*		 9 ± 4
8 ± 2		 0.56
0.35
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol
% Δ overall
% Δ per gram EPA+DHA		 7 ± 4
2 ± 2		 8 ± 4
2 ± 2		 7 ± 4
8 ± 2		 0.97
0.09
Triglycerides
% Δ overall
% Δ per gram EPA+DHA		 -24 ± 8*ƚa
-7 ± 5a		 -28 ± 7*ƚ
-9 ± 4		 2 ± 7
3 ± 4		 0.01a
0.09a
Non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol
% Δ overall
% Δ per gram EPA+DHA		 1 ± 4
1 ± 3		 -2 ± 4
-1 ± 3		 3 ± 4
3 ± 3		 0.84
0.72
*Different than krill oil blend (p<0.05)
ƚDifferent from baseline (p<0.05)
aOutlier removed for analysis.
DHA, docosahexaenoic acid; EPA, eicosapentaenoic acid
Table 3: Lipoprotein changes of the omega-3 preparations (LS Means ± SEM).