Table 1.
Characteristics of the pregnant women (n = 285) and neonates (n = 116).
| Characteristic | Mean ± SD or n (%) |
|---|---|
| Maternal age at enrollment (years) | 28.8 ± 4.3 |
| Maternal weight (kg) | 52.3 ± 7.7 |
| Maternal height (m) | 159.2 ± 4.7 |
| Maternal prepregnancy BMI (kg/m2) | 20.6 ± 2.9 |
| Maternal fish consumption (times/week) [median (IQR)] | 3.8 (1.9, 6.8) |
| Maternal previous live births | |
| 0 | 162 (57.0) |
| ≥ 1 | 123 (43.0) |
| Maternal smoking during pregnancy | 4 (1.4) |
| Maternal drinking alcohol during pregnancy | 2 (0.7) |
| Maternal education | |
| < High school | 16 (5.6) |
| High school | 127 (44.4) |
| Part or full college | 100 (35.2) |
| > College | 42(14.8) |
| Maternal annual family income (US$) | |
| < 13, 771 | 42 (15.1) |
| ≥ 13, 771 to < 20, 672 | 84 (30.1) |
| ≥ 20, 672 to < 34, 453 | 111 (39.4) |
| ≥ 34, 453 | 43 (15.4) |
| Neonatal sex | |
| Female | 59 (50.9) |
| Male | 57 (49.1) |
| Neonatal type of delivery | |
| Normal vaginal | 40 (34.5) |
| Vacuum | 42 (36.2) |
| Cesarean section | 34 (29.3) |
| Neonatal gestational weeks at birth | 38.8 ± 1.6 |
| Neonatal birth weight (kg) | 3.2 ± 0.4 |