TABLE 1.
Demographic Characteristics of 1,069 Study Participants with Available Measures of Preconception Plasma Phospholipid Fatty Acids Measurements by Tertiles of Total Plasma PUFA and SFA Levels in the EAGeR trial
| PUFA | SFA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) or Mean ± SDs | Tertile 1 (n = 356) | Tertile 2 (n = 357) | Tertile 3 (n = 356) | Tertile 1 (n = 356) | Tertile 2 (n = 357) | Tertile 3 (n = 356) |
| % of total fatty acids | 30.2–2.7 | 42.7–14.0 | 44.0–47.1 | 29.6–38.8 | 38.8–39.8 | 39.8–57.2 |
| Age (year, mean ± SD) | 28.7±4.9 | 28.4±4.7 | 29.1 ±4.7 | 28.8±4.5 | 29.0±4.9 | 28.3±5.0 |
| BMI (kg/m2, mean ± SD) | 26.7±6.8 | 26.1±6.5 | 25.4±5.8 | 24.5±5.4 | 25.7±6.4 | 28.0±6.7 |
| Race | ||||||
| White | 337 (95) | 337 (94) | 339 (95) | 341 (96) | 339 (95) | 333 (94) |
| Non-White | 19 (5) | 20 (6) | 17 (5) | 15 (4) | 18 (5) | 23 (6) |
| Cigarette smoking | ||||||
| Never | 299 (84) | 311 (88) | 313 (89) | 312 (89) | 317 (89) | 294 (83) |
| Fewer than 6 times per week | 33 (9) | 23 (7) | 24 (7) | 22 (6) | 23 (7) | 35 (10) |
| Daily | 24 (7) | 18 (5) | 14 (4) | 16 (5) | 16 (5) | 24 (7) |
| Alcohol drinking | ||||||
| Never | 239 (68) | 242 (69) | 216 (61) | 243 (69) | 229 (65) | 225 (65) |
| Sometimes | 101 (29) | 100 (29) | 131 (37) | 104 (30) | 113 (32) | 115 (33) |
| Often | 13 (4) | 7 (2) | 5 (1) | 4 (1) | 12 (3) | 9 (3) |
| Physical activity | ||||||
| High | 123 (35) | 117 (33) | 107 (30) | 126 (35) | 108 (30) | 113 (32) |
| Moderate | 139 (39) | 144 (40) | 160 (45) | 143 (40) | 159 (44) | 141 (40) |
| Low | 94 (26) | 96 (27) | 89 (25) | 87 (24) | 90 (25) | 102 (29) |
| Education | ||||||
| >High school | 309 (87) | 312 (87) | 311 (87) | 317 (89) | 308 (86) | 307 (86) |
| High school | 39 (11) | 38 (11) | 40 (11) | 34 (10) | 42 (12) | 41 (12) |
| <High school | 8 (2) | 7 (2) | 5 (1) | 5 (1) | 7 (2) | 8 (2) |
| Income | ||||||
| <$20,000 | 36 (10) | 24 (7) | 15 (4) | 22 (6) | 19 (5) | 34 (10) |
| $20,000–<$40,000 | 93 (26) | 100 (28) | 80 (23) | 79 (22) | 86 (24) | 108 (30) |
| $40,000–<$75,000 | 47 (13) | 45 (13) | 68 (19) | 60 (17) | 51 (14) | 49 (14) |
| $75,000–<$100,000 | 38 (11) | 45 (13) | 54 (15) | 57 (16) | 49 (14) | 31 (9) |
| ≥$100,000 | 141 (40) | 143 (40) | 139 (39) | 137 (39) | 152 (43) | 134 (38) |
| Employment | ||||||
| Yes | 246 (73) | 261 (74) | 274 (80) | 259 (76) | 270 (77) | 252 (74) |
| No | 90 (27) | 90 (26) | 70 (20) | 83 (24) | 80 (23) | 87 (26) |
| Time from last pregnancy loss (month) | ||||||
| ≤4 | 183 (52) | 176 (50) | 199 (57) | 203 (59) | 181 (51) | 174 (49) |
| 5–8 | 57 (16) | 80 (23) | 55 (16) | 55 (16) | 68 (19) | 69 (20) |
| 9–12 | 41 (12) | 19 (5) | 31 (9) | 28 (8) | 29 (8) | 34 (10) |
| >12 | 68 (20) | 75 (21) | 67 (19) | 61 (18) | 74 (21) | 75 (21) |
| Number of pregnancies, not including losses | ||||||
| 0 | 146 (41) | 154 (43) | 156 (44) | 136 (38) | 168 (47) | 152 (43) |
| 1 | 126 (35) | 133 (37) | 120 (34) | 141 (40) | 116 (33) | 122 (34) |
| 2 | 77 (22) | 63 (18) | 75 (21) | 70 (20) | 69 (19) | 76 (21) |
| 3 | 7 (2) | 7 (2) | 5 (1) | 9 (3) | 4 (1) | 6 (2) |
| Number of previous live birth | ||||||
| 0 | 154 (43) | 166 (47) | 171 (48) | 142 (40) | 179 (50) | 170 (48) |
| 1 | 128 (36) | 139 (39) | 125 (35) | 158 (44) | 119 (33) | 115 (32) |
| 2 | 74 (21) | 52 (15) | 60 (17) | 56 (16) | 59 (17) | 71 (20) |
| Number of previous loss | ||||||
| 1 | 231 (65) | 240 (67) | 247 (69) | 242 (68) | 239 (67) | 237 (67) |
| 2 | 125 (35) | 117 (33) | 109 (31) | 114 (32) | 118 (33) | 119 (33) |
| Pregnancy after randomization | ||||||
| Yes | 243 (68) | 221 (62) | 236 (66) | 249 (70) | 236 (66) | 215 (60) |
| No | 113 (32) | 136 (38) | 120 (34) | 107 (30) | 121 (34) | 141 (40) |
SD indicates standard deviation.