TABLE 1.
Parental and child characteristics according to maternal 2nd trimester fish intake among 341 mother-child pairs in Project Viva.
| Maternal 2nd Trimester Fish Intake | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal Characteristics | Overall n=341 | Never 47 (14%) | <= 2 servings/week 254 (74%) | >2 servings/week 40 (12%) |
| Mean (SD) or % | ||||
| Age (years) | 32.6 (4.7) | 31.7 (4.8) | 32.8 (4.6) | 32.3 (4.7) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| Black | 6% | 2% | 7% | 8% |
| Hispanic | 2% | 0% | 3% | 3% |
| Other | 9% | 13% | 9% | 5% |
| White | 82% | 85% | 82% | 85% |
| Education | ||||
| High school | 6% | 6% | 5% | 8% |
| Some college | 14% | 13% | 15% | 10% |
| College graduate | 40% | 49% | 37% | 43% |
| Graduate degree | 41% | 32% | 43% | 40% |
| Partner status | ||||
| Married/cohabiting | 96% | 96% | 96% | 93% |
| Single | 4% | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| PPVT score | 108.8 (14.3) | 109.0 (16.4) | 109.5 (13.9) | 103.6 (14.2) |
| Smoking in pregnancy | ||||
| Former | 22% | 24% | 21% | 23% |
| During pregnancy | 8% | 17% | 6% | 10% |
| Never | 70% | 59% | 73% | 67% |
| Alcohol | ||||
| Any during pregnancy | 76% | 81% | 76% | 70% |
| None | 24% | 19% | 24% | 30% |
| Pre-pregnancy BMI | ||||
| < 25 kg/m2 | 70% | 77% | 70% | 65% |
| 25–30 kg/m2 | 20% | 17% | 19% | 30% |
| 30+ kg/m2 | 10% | 6% | 11% | 5% |
| Mercury (ng/g) | 3.8 (3.8) | 1.9 (2.3) | 3.9 (3.8) | 5.6 (4.5) |
| Mercury top decile | 10% | 2% | 10% | 23% |
| DHA+EPA from fish (mg/day) | 128 (128) | 0 (0) | 122 (97) | 318 (160) |
| DHA+EPA total from diet (mg/day) | 149 (154) | 22 (77) | 148 (142) | 301 (159) |
| Maternal 2nd Trimester Fish Intake | ||||
| Paternal and child Characteristics | Overall n=341 | Never 47 (14%) | <= 2 servings/week 254 (74%) | >2 servings/week 40 (12%) |
| Mean (SD) or % | ||||
| Paternal Education | ||||
| High School | 23% | 27% | 21% | 27% |
| College Graduate | 41% | 33% | 42% | 41% |
| Graduate Degree | 36% | 40% | 36% | 32% |
| Birth order | ||||
| Firstborn | 54% | 66% | 54% | 43% |
| Not firstborn | 46% | 34% | 46% | 58% |
| Gestation length (wk) | 39.4 (1.8) | 39.2 (2.5) | 39.5 (1.7) | 39.4 (1.4) |
| Fetal growth (z value) | 0.24 (1.0) | 0.29 (0.9) | 0.23 (1.0) | 0.25 (1.0) |
| Sex | ||||
| Boy | 49% | 45% | 52% | 38% |
| Girl | 51% | 55% | 48% | 63% |
| Breastfeeding (mos) | 7.0 (4.5) | 7.2 (4.4) | 7.0 (4.5) | 6.8 (4.7) |
| Age at outcome (mos) | 38.4 (2.2) | 38.9 (3.2) | 38.4 (2.0) | 38.5 (1.9) |
| Primary language | ||||
| English | 95% | 98% | 94% | 93% |
| Other | 5% | 2% | 6% | 8% |