Adult Medication-Free Schizophrenic Patients Exhibit Long-Chain Omega-3 Fatty Acid Deficiency: Implications for Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Figure 2

The erythrocyte Omega-3 Index (EPA + DHA) (a), the ratio of arachidonic acid (20:4n − 6) to the Omega-3 Index (EPA + DHA) (b), and the 20:3/18 ratio, an index of delta6-desaturase activity (c), in female and male and healthy controls (HC) and SZ patients. Values are group means ± SEM. *𝑃≤0.05, **𝑃≤0.01 versus same-gender healthy controls.

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