Table 4.
n-3 fatty acid intake by pregnancy status.
Pregnant Women 1 | Non-Pregnant Women | p-Value | |
---|---|---|---|
(n = 762, 8.3%) | (n = 8381, 91.7%) | ||
Mean (SE 2), mg | Mean (SE 2), mg | ||
EPA | 33.1 (4.1) | 31.6 (1.9) | 0.76 |
DHA | 67.5 (11.8) | 61.1 (2.8) | 0.60 |
EPA+DHA | 100.6 (15.2) | 92.7 (4.7) | 0.63 |
1 Pregnancy status applied to women of age 20–44; 287 women had no status; 2 SE, standard error.