. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 May 5.

Published in final edited form as: Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Apr;208(4):313.e1–313.e9. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.01.038

TABLE 8.

Fatty acids in umbilical cord serum, as percent of total fatty acids

Group mean			SD	Significance vs placebo^a
EPA (n = 33)	EPA^b	0.49	0.50	NS
	DHA^b	7.59	3.82	NS
	Total omega-3 highly unsaturated fatty acids^c	25.12	7.22	NS
DHA (n = 33)	EPA^b	0.43	0.34	NS
	DHA^b	9.94	4.82	< .05
	Total omega-3 highly unsaturated fatty acids^c	29.87	7.04	< .05
Placebo (n = 36)	EPA^b	0.50	0.49	—
	DHA^b	6.23	2.58	—
	Total omega-3 highly unsaturated fatty acids^c	22.44	7.03	—

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

One-way ANOVA with Tukey’s multiple comparison test;

Expressed as percent of total fatty acids;

Expressed as percent of total highly unsaturated fatty acids.