The Effect of Omega-3 Docosahexaenoic Acid Supplementation on Gestational Length: Randomized Trial of Supplementation Compared to Nutrition Education for Increasing n-3 Intake from Foods

Table 1

Subject characteristics by group and comparison of those who completed study and those who withdrew from study.

	Completed study	Withdrew from study; (, %)
CON ()	121	92 (43.2)
300 ()	107	93 (44.9)
600 ()	117	104 (47.0)
NEd ()	191	18 (8.6)
RBC DHA at entry − % Total FA (mean ± sem)
CON	3.43 ± 0.10	3.54 ± 0.12
300	3.67 ± 0.12	3.54 ± 0.12
600	3.47 ± 0.10	3.66 ± 0.11
Maternal BMI Kg/M^2 (mean ± sem)
CON	25.09 ± 0.50	25.69 ± 0.67
300	26.61 ± 0.55	25.06 ± 0.65
600	25.29 ± 0.54	25.31 ± 0.58
NEd	26.79 ± 0.46	26.24 ± 1.30
Maternal age years (mean ± sem)
CON	25.1 ± 0.61	24.2 ± 0.48
300	24.5 ± 0.62	24.1 ± 0.45
600	24.3 ± 0.62	23.5 ± 0.48
NEd	27.0 ± 0.50	26.3 ± 1.32

CON: control; 300: 300 mg DHA/day; 600: 600 mg DHA/day; NEd: nutrition education.