Omega-6/omega-3 ratio serum, omega-3 index, and hs-CRP serum in obese adolescents aged 16-18 years

The incidence of obesity in the world has more than tripled between 1975 and 2016. International organizations and many researchers continue to look for causes of obesity. The expected increase in income ratio with an increase in the ratio of omega-6/omega-3 intake from 1:1 to 20:1 in the last three decades. This study aimed to describe the ratio of serum omega-6/omega-3, omega-3 index, and serum hs-CRP in obese adolescents aged 16 -18 years. This research used cross-sectional study design with a total of thirty-two subjects. Omega-6 serum, omega-3 serum, and omega-3 index were analyzed using gas chromatography while serum hs-CRP was analyzed using Turbidimetric Assay. The mean of omega-6 serum was 3358.59±845.75 μmol/L, omega-3 serum was 281.00±81.25 μmol/ L, 62.5% of subjects had omega-3 index levels < 4% (below standard), and 93.8% of subjects had a serum omega-6/omega-3 ratio > 9:1 (above standard). As many as 25% of subjects had serum hs-CRP levels > 3 mg/L. These findings suggested that 93.8% of subjects had high omega-6/omega-3 ratio serum and 25% of subjects had hs-CRP serum > 3 mg/L.