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Table 3 Univariate associations between basic characteristics and PUFA levels in maternal and cord blood erythrocyte (Continuous data)

From: Determinants of polyunsaturated fatty acid concentrations in erythrocytes of pregnant Japanese women from a birth cohort study: study protocol and baseline findings of an adjunct study of the Japan environment & Children’s study

Variables

Maternal blood

Cord blood

n

DHA

log-EPA

ARA

n

DHA

log-EPA

ARA

Age at blood collection

1524

0.157 (<.0001)

0.151 (<.0001)

−0.113 (<.0001)

-

-

-

-

Age at delivery

-

-

-

-

1439

0.048 (0.068)

0.083 (0.0016)

−0.068 (0.010)

Prepregnancy BMI

1547

−0.033 (0.19)

−0.014 (0.59)

−0.019 (0.46)

1442

0.002 (0.93)

0.009 (0.72)

0.003 (0.92)

Body weight gain at blood collection

1544

0.022 (0.39)

0.068 (0.0076)

−0.058 (0.023)

-

-

-

-

Body weight gain at delivery

-

-

-

-

1439

0.097 (0.0002)

0.033 (0.21)

−0.028 (0.29)

Gestational age at blood collection

1544

0.005 (0.85)

0.0043 (0.87)

−0.013 (0.61)

    

Gestational age at birth

-

-

-

-

1442

0.183 (<.0001)

0.005 (0.86)

−0.14 (<.0001)

Physical activity

1528

−0.021 (0.42)

−0.049 (0.056)

0.037 (0.16)

1432

−0.017 (0.53)

−0.025 (0.34)

0.034 (0.20)

Fish intake

1524

0.186 (<.0001)

0.233 (<.0001)

−0.149 (<.0001)

1428

0.109 (<.0001)

0.171 (<.0001)

−0.135 (<.0001)

Meat intake

1525

−0.040 (0.12)

−0.031 (0.23)

0.072 (0.0052)

1429

−0.043 (0.10)

−0.048 (0.070)

0.044 (0.87)

Each PUFA in maternal blood

-

-

-

-

1442

0.349 (<.0001)

0.625 (<.0001)

0.334 (<.0001)

  1. Examined with Pearson correlation, r (p)