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Table 4 Association between fish intake and DHA levels in breast milk (n = 60)

From: Fish intake reflects on DHA level in breast milk among lactating women in Latvia

Fish intake among participants

non/seldom (n = 34)

once a week (n = 18)

≥ 2 a week (n = 8)

Average DHA level in breast milk, %

0.32 ± 0.15a

0.34 ± 0.12ab

0.55 ± 0.24b

  1. a,b– values with different letter is significantly different (p = 0.021)