TABLE 5.

Maternal fatty acids

Group	Visit	Serum fatty acids	n	Mean	SD	Significance vs placeboa	Significance vs visit 1b
EPA-rich fish oil	1	EPAc	42	0.29	0.18	NS	—
		DHAc	42	4.24	2.30	NS	—
		Total omega-3 highly unsaturated fatty acidsd	42	22.10	3.72	NS	—
	3	EPAc	38	0.41	0.43	NS	< .05
		DHAc	38	4.38	2.42	NS	NS
		Total omega-3 highly unsaturated fatty acidsd	38	28.20	9.86	NS	NS
DHA-rich fish oil	1	EPAc	41	0.31	0.24	NS	—
		DHAc	41	4.66	2.29	NS	—
		Total omega-3 highly unsaturated fatty acidsd	41	24.91	7.73	NS	—
	3	EPAc	37	.38	.23	NS	NS
		DHAc	37	6.05	3.77	< .05	< .05
		Total omega-3 highly unsaturated fatty acidsd	37	36.41	9.71	< .05
Placebo	1	EPAc	42	.34	.22	—	—
		DHAc	42	3.85	1.77	—	—
		Omega-3 highly unsaturated fatty acidsd	42	22.86	5.02	—	—
	3	EPAc	41	0.36	0.40	—	NS
		DHAc	41	3.70	1.62	—	NS
		Omega-3 highly unsaturated fatty acidsd	41	27.46	9.55	—	NS

ANOVA, analysis of variance; DHA, docosahexaenoic acid; EPA, eicosapentaenoic acid; NS, not significant; SD, standard deviation.

^aOne-way ANOVA with Tukey’s multiple comparison test;

^bStudent t test and signed rank test;

^cExpressed as percent of total fatty acids;

^dExpressed as percent of total highly unsaturated fatty acids.