Clinical Study

DHA Supplementation during Pregnancy and Lactation Affects Infants' Cellular but Not Humoral Immune Response

Table 1

Characteristics of mothers and infants studied.

DHA-supplemented groupControl group

Mothers
Age (y)27.7 ± 4.227.6 ± 4.6
Pregnancy (no.)
3rd-4th1817
5th–7th1111
≥8th12

Infants
Birth weight (kg)3.33 ± 0.43.30 ± 0.5
Gestational age (weeks)40.0 ± 1.639.9 ± 0.9
Infectious episodes (no.)2 (fever/URI)1 (pertussis)
 Birth-4 months
NutritionSolely breast fedSolely breast fed

Data are mean ± SD, .