A randomized longitudinal dietary intervention study during pregnancy: effects on fish intake, phospholipids, and body composition

Table 7 Levels of serum EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) (mg/mL) and DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) (mg/mL) in users and nonusers of supplements with fatty acids ¹

	Supplement users	Number of observations	Nonuser of supplements	Number of observations
S-EPA
First trimester	0.054 (0.054, 0.054)	1	0.027 (0.017, 0.037)	34
Second trimester	0.071 (0.051, 0.091)	2	0.032 (0.020, 0.039)	33
Third trimester	0.032 (0.031, 0.059)	4	0.029 (0.016, 0.051)	31
S-DHA
First trimester	0.157 (0.157, 0.157)	1	0.138 (0.113, 0.164)	34
Second trimester	0.216 (0.196, 0.235)	2	0.177 (0.151, 0.222)	33
Third trimester	0.209 (0.187, 0.219)	4	0.196 (0.150, 0.237)	31

Serum levels in women with measurements in all three trimesters.¹Values are medians with interquartile range (25^th percentile, 75^th percentile), mg/mL.

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