Ninety-one patients were considered to be eligible for and
agreed to participate in the study and were randomly assigned to
Table 1. Fatty Acid Content Analyses of Fish Oil and
Olive Oil Used in the Study
Fatty Acid Fish Oil (%) Olive Oil/Placebo (%)
C14:0 6.9 0.1
C16:0 14.8 19.6
C16:1(7) 7.8 1.8
C18:0 3.1 2.4
C18:1(9) 8.9 60.3
C18:1(7) 2.8 2.5
C18:2(6) 1.3 12.3
C18:3(3) 0.8 0.6
C18:4(3) 2.8 Nil
C20:0 0.5 0.1
C20:1 2.0 0.2
C20:2 (6) 0.2 Nil
C20:3(3) 1.0 Nil
C20:4(6) 0.8 Nil
C20:5(3)* 17.8 0.1
C22:0 0.1 0.1
C22:1 1.7 Nil
C22:4 (6) 0.4 Nil
C22:5(3) 2.4 Nil
C22:6(3)† 12.8 0.1
C24:1 0.6 Nil
*Eicosapontaenoic acid (EPA).
†Docosahexaeonic acid (DHA).
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fish oil or placebo