Research Article

Evaluation of Consumption of Poultry Products Enriched with Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Anthropometric, Biochemical, and Cardiovascular Parameters

Table 3

Cardiovascular function parameters of experimental and control group.

week 0week 14

Experimental group (n = 14)
Test duration (min) 9.8 ± 2.110.3 ± 1.9
Recovery time (min) 4.5 ± 1.7 4.0 ± 1.3
Electrocardiogram
 PQ (ms) 157.3 ± 17.2158.7 ± 15.8
 QRS (ms) 91.5 ± 11.889.0 ± 9.0
 QT (ms) 413.0 ± 31.4404.1 ± 31.1
 QTc (ms) 408.7 ± 31.0416.5 ± 20.3
Heart rate (beats/minute)
 Before test 82.4 ± 11.1 74.3 ± 10.1
 At the test end 135.7 ± 15.9152.2 ± 15.0
Blood pressure mm/Hg
 Systolic before test 110.5 ± 11.1 106.1 ± 9.2
 Systolic at the test end 132.2 ± 11.1134.6 ± 12.4
 Diastolic before test 78.5 ± 7.472.8 ± 6.1
 Diastolic at the test end84.2 ± 12.874.2 ± 7.3

Control Group (n = 15)
Test duration (min) 10.6 ± 3.710.6 ± 3.5
Recovery time (min)4.8 ± 1.7 4.5 ± 1.6
Electrocardiogram
 PQ (ms) 158.0 ± 17.4156.4 ± 16.4
 QRS (ms) 98.2 ± 12.4 96.5 ± 12.5
 QT (ms) 407.6 ± 36.1 403.2 ± 4.0
 QTc (ms) 417.3 ± 22.2416.8 ± 23.4
Heart rate
 Before test 74.3 ± 11.178.2 ± 13.9
 At the test end139.0 ± 19.1144.1 ± 22.1
Blood pressure mm/Hg
 Systolic before test109.6 ± 9.3107.0 ± 12.2
 Systolic at the test end 131.0 ± 12.5134.0 ± 25.6
 Diastolic before test 76.0 ± 8.774.6 ± 7.4
 Diastolic at the test end 81.3 ± 7.4 77.6 ± 10.4

Different letters between column values (0 and 14th week) indicate significant difference ( ≤ 0.05 Student’s -test).