Table 1 Mother-Child Characteristics

N

% of total

Group

Placebo

91

48%

DHA

99

52%

Race/Ethnicity

White

119

63%

Black

56

29%

Hispanic

12

6%

Other

3

2%

Maternal Smoking

Never

103

54%

Ever

87

46%

Breastfeeding^a

None

38

20%

Some

151

80%

Offspring Sex

Female

95

50%

Male

95

50%

Range

Mean ± SD

Maternal age (yr)

16.1 to 36.0

26.1 ± 4.8

Maternal education (yr)

9 to 20

14.6 ± 2.5

Zip code income ($1 k)

18 to 154

48 ± 20

Maternal height (cm)

146 to 182

164 ± 6.7

Maternal weight (kg)

45.4 to 110.2

72.7 ± 13.6

BMI at enrollment

16.5 to 42.6

27.3 ± 5.2

Gestational weight gain (kg)

-2.7 to 25.9

12.8 ± 5.9

Birthweight (g)

1290 to 4704

3348 ± 504

Formula fed^a (days)

0 to 999

271 ± 158

Breast fed^b (days)

0 to 1236

203 ± 244

RBC DHA at enrollment^a (%)

1.73 to 8.60

4.36 ± 1.20

RBC DHA at delivery^c (%)

2.50 to 12.26

6.15 ± 2.23

RBC DHA change^d (%)

-5.29 to 7.32

1.79 ± 2.29

Adherence (% of capsules consumed)

16 to 100

81.4 ± 19.1