Fig. 2.

Plasma total lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC)-DHA enrichment across the 10-week study period among non-pregnant (n 21), pregnant (n 26), and lactating (n 24) women who consumed supplemental DHA (200 mg/d) under controlled dietary conditions. Statistical analyses were performed with mixed linear models; significant interactive effects of reproductive state and time were observed. Plotted data are predicted means with 95 % confidence intervals represented by vertical bars, derived from the statistical model. ^a,b Mean values within a reproductive state with unlike letters were significantly different (P < 0·05). All pairwise comparisons among the reproductive states can be found in Table 2.