Table 4: n-6 PUFA and LP PUFA/n-3 desaturation indexes in trained and untrained groups.

Trained Untrained p value
n-6/n-3 Index 8.74 ± 5.20 4.29 ± 1.09 0.00
Delta 9 Index 1.94 ± 5.81 0.70 ± 0.06 0.32
Delta 5- n6 Index 10.17 ± 2.79 10.81 ± 2.57 0.42
Delta 5- n3 Index 2.47 ± 4.72 3.65 ± 2.22 0.73
LP 22:6:3 Index 11.47 ± 2.52 66.64 ± 2.74 0.00
LP 20:4:6 Index 76.54 ± 30.90 241.3 ± 60.38 0.00