Table 1.
Characteristics of study participants 1,2.
| Characteristics | All (n = 164) |
|---|---|
| Maternal characteristics | |
| Age (year) | 32.7 ± 4.0 |
| Height (cm) | 160 ± 5 |
| BMI (kg/m2) (before pregnancy) | 23.6 ± 3.8 |
| Parity | |
| Multiparous | 76 (46.34) |
| Primiparous | 88 (53.66) |
| Smoking during pregnancy | |
| No | 160 (98.77) |
| Yes | 2 (1.23) |
| Alcohol consumption during pregnancy | |
| No | 151 (98.69) |
| Yes | 2 (1.31) |
| Fish intake (serving/wk) 3 | 4.5 ± 2.4 |
| DHA supplements | |
| No | 108 (65.85) |
| Yes | 56 (34.15) |
| Total DHA intake (mg/d) 4 | 143 ± 126 |
| Low < 200 mg/d | 120 (73.17) |
| High ≥ 200 mg/d | 44 (26.83) |
| Birth characteristics | |
| Gestational age (wk) | 38.6 ± 1.1 |
| Gender | |
| Female | 83 (51.23) |
| Male | 79 (48.77) |
| Birth weight (g) | 3135 ± 445 |
| Birth length (cm) | 50.2 ± 2.4 |
1 Data were presented as mean ± SD for continuous variables or n (%) for categorical variables. 2 BMI: body mass index. 3 One serving of fish = 35 g in raw. 4 Total docosahexaenoic acid DHA intake was calculated by sum of DHA intake from fish and supplements.