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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Clin Nutr. 2008 Apr;87(4):896–902. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/87.4.896

Table 2.

Free and total choline concentrations in maternal blood at different gestational age windows and in cord blood1

16–18 wk 24–26 wk 30–32 wk 36–38 wk Cord
Free choline (μmol/L) 9.34 (7.69–11.50) [355] 9.39 (7.76–11.00) [371] 9.14 (7.85–10.80) [348] 10.10 (8.46–12.00) [298] 36.40 (27.80–49.25) [364]
Total choline (mmol/L) 2.57 (2.33–2.80) [356] 2.62 (2.43–2.90) [374] 2.69 (2.49–2.95) [349] 2.75 (2.48–2.99) [298] 1.40 (1.24–1.56) [330]
1

All values are median; interquartile range in parentheses; n in brackets.