Table 3

Seventeen-week supplementation with krill oil relative to baseline

MeasureBaseline
Mean±SD
Krill oil
Mean±SD
p Value
EndoPAT (RHI)1.90±0.542.16±0.730.041*
HbA1c (%)7.5±1.17.4±1.20.388
TC (mg/dL)146.38±29.04152.56±27.410.242
HDL (mg/dL)43.48±14.1049.09±15.630.002*
Triglycerides (mg/dL)148.18±96.35144.82±73.790.815
LDL (mg/dL)76.64±27.7075.04±23.820.754
Non-HDL (mg/dL)103.97±30.39104±29.010.995
TC/HDL3.57±1.153.31±1.110.166
Glucose (mg/dL)141.60±42.89139.58±43.440.782
C peptide (ng/mL)0.909±0.490.940±0.490.599
HOMA-IR2.40±1.372.38±1.340.874
Total antioxidant capacity (nM)101.53±16.1598.35±10.870.178
  • *Significant; p<0.05.

  • HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; HOMA-IR, Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; RHI, Reactive Hyperemia Index; TC, total cholesterol.