Table 2. Cord plasma fatty acids in newborns of mothers with versus without gestational diabetes mellitus.

	Weight (% of total fatty acids)
	Control (n = 84)	GDM (n = 24)	Crude P	Adjusted P *
16∶0	28.6±3.2	29.4±1.9	0.28	0.13
18∶0	10.2±1.8	10.3±2.0	0.91	0.99
20∶0	0.5±0.1	0.5±0.1	0.97	0.74
∑ SFA	43.5±3.4	44.7±2.8	0.10	0.05
16∶1n-7	3.5±0.8	3.6±0.7	0.45	0.48
18∶1n-9	15.5±2.0	15.9±1.5	0.31	0.27
∑MUFA	24.5±2.2	25.6±2.2	0.03	0.06
18∶2	10.1±1.9	9.9±1.9	0.69	0.76
20∶3	2.6±0.7	2.5±0.5	0.38	0.28
20∶4 (AA)	11.7±2.0	11.3±1.6	0.35	0.83
22∶4	0.6±1.9	0.4±0.1	0.60	0.28
∑n-6 PUFA	25.8±2.5	24.7±2.5	0.06	0.07
18∶3	0.2±0.2	0.2±0.1	0.55	0.60
20∶5	0.3±0.1	0.2±0.1	0.02	0.03
22∶5	0.4 ± 1.9	0.2±0.1	0.54	0.24
22∶6 (DHA)	3.5±1.1	2.9±0.8	0.01	0.08
∑n-3 PUFA	4.4±2.1	3.5±0.9	0.04	0.03
∑n-3/∑ n-6	0.17±0.07	0.14±0.04	0.05	0.046

Data presented are means ± SD. GDM = gestational diabetes mellitus; SFA = saturated fatty acid; MUFA = mono-unsaturated fatty acid; PUFA = polyunsaturated fatty acid; AA =  Arachidonic acid; DHA = docosahexaenoic acid.

P values adjusted for infant sex, gestational age, mode of delivery, maternal ethnicity, parity, pre-pregnancy BMI, smoking and alcohol use.

P values in bold indicate significant differences (P <0.05) comparing gestational diabetic vs. non-diabetic (control) pregnancies.