Table 2.
Characteristics of all participants and plausible reporters only.
| Median (IQR) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| All Participants n = 401 |
Plausible Reporters Only n = 268 |
p-Value | |
| Age (years) | 26.00 (9.00) | 26.00 (8.00) | 0.361 |
| Weight (kg) | 70.80 (23.10) | 72.17 (23.28) | 0.188 |
| Height (m) | 1.62 (0.08) | 1.62 (0.08) | 0.725 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.05 (8.40) | 27.49 (7.87) | 0.205 |
| Hollingshead SES | 32.00 (16.50) | 33.00 (16.50) | 0.187 |
| Energy intake (kcal/day) | 2763.00 (1794.00) | 2326.50 (983.25) | <0.001 |
| Energy intake (MJ/day) | 11.57 (7.51) | 9.74 (4.12) | <0.001 |
| Fish intake (g/day) | |||
| White fish | 62.57 (84.86) | 57.43 (73.71) | 0.089 |
| Fatty fish | 108.86 (117.71) | 98.43 (92.57) | 0.027 |
| Crustaceans | 1.71 (4.14) | 1.71 (4.14) | 0.628 |
| Other fish and fish products | 52.14 (58.93) | 43.64 (39.86) | 0.008 |
| Molluscs | 5.14 (5.14) | 5.14 (5.14) | 0.941 |
| Total serum PUFA (mg/mL) | |||
| LA | 0.92 (0.34) | 0.93 (0.32) | 0.699 |
| ALA | 0.04 (0.00) | 0.04 (0.00) | 0.943 |
| AA | 0.22 (0.10) | 0.23 (0.11) | 0.639 |
| EPA | 0.05 (0.00) | 0.05 (0.00) | 0.809 |
| DHA | 0.20 (0.11) | 0.20 (0.11) | 0.959 |
| Total n-6 | 1.14 (0.41) | 1.14 (0.40) | 0.648 |
| Total n-3 | 0.29 (0.11) | 0.29 (0.12) | 0.940 |
| Mothers n-6:n-3 ratio | 3.90 (1.21) | 3.94 (1.25) | 0.698 |
SES: Socioeconomic status; LA: Linoleic acid; ALA: α-linolenic acid; AA: arachidonic acid; EPA: eicosapentaenoic acid; DHA: docosahexaenoic acid; Differences between groups determined by Mann Whitney U, p < 0.05 considered statistically significant.