TABLE 1.
Participant characteristics1
| Entire sample | Children 7–9 y of age | Children 10–12 y of age | |
| Participants, n | 78 | 41 | 37 |
| Age, y | 9.5 ± 1.63 | 8.1 ± 0.78 | 10.97 ± 0.75 |
| Female | 51.28 (40) | 52.5 (21) | 50 (19) |
| Breastfed (exclusively) | 46.05 (35) | 43.59 (17) | 48.65 (18) |
| Mixed-fed | 37.18 (29) | 39.02 (16) | 35.14 (13) |
| Formula-fed (exclusively) | 18.42 (14) | 20.51 (8) | 16.22 (6) |
| Maternal education | |||
| Less than high school diploma | 1.33 (1) | 0 | 2.78 (1) |
| High school diploma | 21.33 (16) | 23.08 (9) | 19.44 (7) |
| Some college | 10.67 (8) | 12.82 (5) | 8.33 (3) |
| College degree | 42.67 (32) | 43.59 (17) | 41.67 (15) |
| Master’s degree | 22.67 (17) | 20.51 (8) | 25 (9) |
| Professional degree | 1.33 (1) | 0 | 2.78 (1) |
| Physical activity (C-PAQ), min/d | |||
| Vigorous activity | 47.9 ± 37.24 | 43.63 ± 34.36 | 52.92 ± 40.31 |
| Moderate activity | 94.51 ± 65.79 | 97.16 ± 63.32 | 91.57 ± 69.21 |
| Light activity | 11.82 ± 14.66 | 11.21 ± 14.81 | 12.5 ± 14.66 |
| Sedentary time | 386.83 ± 204.73 | 371.59 ± 193.7 | 403.77 ± 217.84 |
| Plasma n–6:n–3 ratio | 11.68 ± 2.34 | 11.55 ± 2.63 | 11.87 ± 1.96 |
| Plasma n–6, μmol | 4.96 ± 1.19 | 4.89 ± 1.41 | 5.06 ± 0.8 |
| Plasma n–3, μmol | 0.44 ± 0.14 | 0.45 ± 0.17 | 0.44 ± 0.1 |
| Dietary n–6:n–3 ratio | 9.75 ± 3.17 | 9.68 ± 3.21 | 9.84 ± 3.15 |
| Dietary n–6 intake, g | 13.38 ± 5.24 | 13.16 ± 5.27 | 13.63 ± 5.26 |
| Dietary n–3 intake, g | 1.49 ± 0.71 | 1.5 ± 0.8 | 1.48 ± 0.6 |
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Values are means ± SDs or frequencies (n). There were no statistically significant differences between the 2 age groups on any demographic or fatty acid variables. Supplemental Table 1 shows the mean (SD) for each n–6 and n–3 fatty acid. C-PAQ, Child Physical Activity Questionnaire.