Table 3.
Mean placental weight (± SD) in control, alcohol/olive, and alcohol/DHA categories (comparison by one-way ANOVA with Duncan's test).
| Group | N | n | Mean placental wt (g) | SD | 95% confidence interval | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower bound | Upper bound | |||||
| Control/Olive | 6 | 48 | 0.49 | 0.08 | 0.46 | 0.51 |
| LD Alc/Olive | 5 | 38 | 0.59* | 0.12 | 0.55 | 0.63 |
| HD Alc/Olive | 5 | 40 | 0.57* | 0.07 | 0.55 | 0.59 |
| HD Alc/DHA | 4 | 32 | 0.58* | 0.10 | 0.55 | 0.61 |
N = total number of dams per group (final number of dams was less than planned dams per group due to death of some dams during the study); n = total number of pups per group (8 pups per dam, 1 dam in LD Alc/Olive only had 6 pups); LD Alc, low dose alcohol (1.6 g/kg/day); HD Alc, high dose alcohol (2.4 g/kg/day); DHA, docosahexaenoic acid; SD, standard deviation.
*
p < 0.05 when compared to control/olive group.