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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of participants who completed both phases of the study protocol

From: The role of background diet on the effects of eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid supplementation in healthy pre-menopausal women: a randomized, cross-over, controlled study

 

Mean ± SE

Range

Age (years)

37.7 ± 1.4

20–54

Body weight (kg)

64.1 ± 1.5

46.6–83.7

Body Mass Index, BMI (kg/m2)

23.4 ± 0.4

18.9–29.9

Age at menarche (years)

13.0 ± 0.4

11–16

Ethnicity

 White (%)

93

 

 Non-white (%)

7

Full term pregnancy at least once

 Yes (%)

61

 

 No (%)

39

Breast-fed infant

 Yes (%)

96

 

 No (%)

4

Age at first live birth (years)

26.9 ± 4.6

19–38

Family history of breast cancer

 Yes (%)

63.3

 

 No (%)

36.7

Family history of hypertension

 Yes (%)

56.1

 

 No (%)

43.9