Maternal Plasma Phosphatidylcholine Fatty Acids and Atopy and Wheeze in the Offspring at Age of 6 Years

Table 3

Fatty acid composition of maternal plasma PC measured at 34 weeks’ gestation.

Fatty acid exposure	Median	25th and 75th percentiles
Total 𝑛-3 PUFAs %	5.01	4.34, 5.84
ALA %	0.29	0.22, 0.36
DHA %	3.78	3.25, 4.41
EPA %	0.36	0.27, 0.48
Total 𝑛-6 PUFAs %	35.4	34.0, 36.8
LA %	23.1	21.6, 24.7
AA %	7.67	6.79, 8.54
Total 𝑛-3 : 𝑛-6 PUFAs	0.14	0.12, 0.17
Ratio of ALA to its unsaturated metabolic products	0.06	0.04, 0.08
Ratio of LA to its unsaturated metabolic products	1.87	1.66, 2.14

𝑁=865.
ALA: alpha-linolenic acid; DHA: docosahexaenoic acid; EPA: eicosapentaenoic acid; LA: linoleic acid; AA: arachidonic acid.