Efficacy of a long-term home parenteral nutrition regimen containing fish oil-derived n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids: a single-centre, randomized, double blind study

Table 3 Changes of parameters for nutritional efficacy during HPN

Efficacy parameter	Test group (MCT/LCT/FO-derived n-3 PUFAs) N = 15	Control group (MCT/LCT) N = 18
BMI (kg/m²)
Baseline	21.9 ± 2.4	20.7 ± 2.4
V1 (4 weeks HPN)	22.8 ± 2.2	21.2 ± 2.5
V2 (8 weeks HPN)	23.2 ± 2.6	21.3 ± 2.4
Mean treatment difference (V2-BL) = 0.63 kg/m², CI 95%: [− 0.07; 1.32], p = 0.0768, t-test
Body weight (kg)
Baseline	63.1 ± 13.0	62.9 ± 10.7
V1 (4 weeks HPN)	65.6 ± 12.9	64.4 ± 10.8
V2 (8 weeks HPN)	66.7 ± 13.9	64.8 ± 11.0
Mean treatment difference (V2-BL) = 1.70 kg, CI 95%: [− 0.44; 3.84], p = 0.1153, t-test
Body cell mass (kg)*
Baseline	24.5 ± 6.3	22.9 ± 4.5
V1 (4 weeks HPN)	25.0 ± 6.0	23.7 ± 4.7
V2 (8 weeks HPN)	25.4 ± 6.7	24.4 ± 5.4
Mean treatment difference (V2-BL) = − 0.01 kg, CI 95%: [− 1.33; 1.32], p = 0.9939, t-test

*Missing values (test group): N_miss(Baseline, V1) = 1; N_miss(V2) = 3 Missing values (control group): N_miss(Baseline) = 2; N_miss(V1, V2) = 1

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