Ethnic differences in early pregnancy maternal n-3 and n-6 fatty acid concentrations: an explorative analysis

Ethnicity-related differences in maternal n-3 and n-6 fatty acid status may be relevant to ethnic disparities in birth outcomes observed worldwide. The present study explored differences in early pregnancy n-3 and n-6 fatty acid composition of maternal plasma phospholipids between Dutch and ethnic m...

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Published in:British journal of nutrition 2009-06, Vol.101 (12), p.1761-1768
Main Authors: van Eijsden, Manon, Hornstra, Gerard, van der Wal, Marcel F., Bonsel, Gouke J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
8,11,14-Eicosatrienoic Acid - blood
Adult
Amsterdam Born Children & their Development study
Amsterdam Born Children and their Development study
Analysis of Variance
Animals
Arachidonic Acid - blood
Biological and medical sciences
Birth weight
Chi-Square Distribution
Diet
Diet - ethnology
Docosahexaenoic Acids - blood
ethnic differences
Ethnic groups
Fatty acids
Fatty Acids, Omega-3 - blood
Fatty Acids, Omega-6 - blood
Feeding. Feeding behavior
Female
fish oils
Fishes
food choices
food intake
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Ghana - ethnology
health status
Human and Clinical Nutrition
Humans
Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids
maternal nutrition
Maternal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena - ethnology
Medical research
Morocco - ethnology
nationalities and ethnic groups
Netherlands
Nutrition
Nutritional Status
omega-3 fatty acids
omega-6 fatty acids
Pregnancy
pregnancy outcome
Pregnancy Trimester, First
pregnant women
questionnaires
Suriname - ethnology
Turkey - ethnology
unsaturated fatty acids
Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems
Womens health
Young Adult
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Summary:Ethnicity-related differences in maternal n-3 and n-6 fatty acid status may be relevant to ethnic disparities in birth outcomes observed worldwide. The present study explored differences in early pregnancy n-3 and n-6 fatty acid composition of maternal plasma phospholipids between Dutch and ethnic minority pregnant women in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, with a focus on the major functional fatty acids EPA (20 : 5n-3), DHA (22 : 6n-3), dihomo-γ-linolenic acid (DGLA; 20 : 3n-6) and arachidonic acid (AA; 20 : 4n-6). Data were derived from the Amsterdam Born Children and their Development (ABCD) cohort (inclusion January 2003 to March 2004). Compared with Dutch women (n 2443), Surinamese (n 286), Antillean (n 63), Turkish (n 167) and Moroccan (n 241) women had generally lower proportions of n-3 fatty acids (expressed as percentage of total fatty acids) but higher proportions of n-6 fatty acids (general linear model; P 
ISSN:0007-1145
1475-2662
DOI:10.1017/S0007114508123455