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 group | Control group |
| Mothers | | | Age (y) | 27.7 ± 4.2 | 27.6 ± 4.6 | Pregnancy (no.) | | | 3rd-4th | 18 | 17 | 5th–7th | 11 | 11 | ≥8th | 1 | 2 |
| Infants | | | Birth weight (kg) | 3.33 ± 0.4 | 3.30 ± 0.5 | Gestational age (weeks) | 40.0 ± 1.6 | 39.9 ± 0.9 | Infectious episodes (no.) | 2 (fever/URI) | 1 (pertussis) | Birth-4 months | | | Nutrition | Solely breast fed | Solely breast fed |
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Data are mean ± SD, .
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