Table 1. Child Characteristics by Maternal Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) Randomization and 5-Year Weight Statusa.
| Variable | No. (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placebo Group at 5 y (n = 82) | DHA Group at 5 y (n = 89) | |||
| BMI >85th Percentile | BMI ≤85th Percentile | BMI >85th Percentile | BMI ≤85th Percentile | |
| Sample size, No. (%) | 20 (24) | 62 (76) | 32 (36) | 57 (64) |
| Sodium intake, mean (SD), mg/d | 2301 (609) | 2016 (483) | 2002 (470) | 2028 (643) |
| BMI percentile, mean (SD) | ||||
| 2 y | 81 (28) | 51 (27) | 82 (15) | 57 (23) |
| 3 y | 83 (16) | 53 (24) | 88 (12) | 55 (25) |
| 4 y | 90 (9) | 53 (24) | 91 (7) | 59 (26) |
| 5 y | 95 (4) | 54 (22) | 93 (4) | 56 (22) |
| 6 y | 94 (5) | 53 (23) | 92 (7) | 56 (24) |
| Human milk intake, mean (SD), d | 137 (161) | 206 (240) | 202 (285) | 213 (231) |
| Male, No. (%) | 13 (65) | 33 (53) | 11 (34) | 26 (46) |
| Female, No. (%) | 7 (35) | 29 (47) | 21(66) | 31(54) |
| Smoking during pregnancy, mean (SD), d | 68 (102) | 46 (96) | 58 (108) | 45 (94) |
| Prepregnancy BMI, mean (SD), kg/cm2 | 24.6 (4) | 25.6 (5) | 26.7 (5) | 25.8 (5) |
| Birth weight, mean (SD), g | 3381 (542) | 3218 (511) | 3447 (444) | 3457 (515) |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared); DHA, docosahexaenoic acid.
a
No statistical comparisons were made.