Table 4.

Comparison of LC n-3 PUFA intakes between pregnant women ‘not at risk’ and ‘at risk’ of developing PND as assessed by the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale ¹.

Fatty acid	Women ‘not at risk’ of developing PND (n 76)			Women ‘at risk’ of developing PND (n 18)			P value*
	Mean	SEM	Median	Mean	SEM	Median
EPA mg/day	87	7	78	91	14	70	0.90
DPA mg/day	84	7	77	94	12	76	0.55
DHA mg/day	123	11	96	150	37	106	0.92
LC n-3 PUFA mg/day	294	21	270	344	60	253	0.77

¹ PND - Postnatal Depression; SEM - Standard Error of the Mean;

EPA - Eicosapentaenoic acid; DPA–docosapentaenoic acid; DHA - docosahexaenoic acid; LC n-3 PUFA - Long Chain Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid

^* P < 0.05 (Wilcoxon Nonparametric test)