Differential DHA and EPA Levels in Women with Preterm and Term Births: A Tertiary Hospital Study in Indonesia

11 May 2024 : Clinical Research

Muhammad Alamsyah Aziz

^1ABCDEFG*, Dini Hidayat

^1ABCDEF, Giritama Irwantoro^1ABCDEF, Annisa Dewi Nugrahani

^1ABCDEF, Jeffri Januar Wijaya^1DEF, Siti Nadya Khairunissa Alamsyah^2DEF, Nadia Larastri Almira^1DEF, Tjut Sutjighassani

^1DEF, Dhanny Primantara Johari Santoso

^1ADEF, Sofie Rifayani Krisnadi

^1AEF

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.943895

Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e943895

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Table 4 Comparison of the risk of preterm and term birth based on DHA and EPA levels.

Variable	Total	Types of birth		Odds ratio (OR)	P value
Variable	Total	Preterm	Term	Odds ratio (OR)	P value
DHA (μg/mL)
≤5.70	44	42 (95.5)	2 (4.5)	441.00 (25.30–3148.27)	0.000
>5.70	44	2 (4.5)	42 (95.5)	Reff	0.000
EPA (μg/mL)
≤3971.54	44	42 (95.5)	2 (4.5)	441.00 (59.32–3278.47)	0.000
>3971.54	44	2 (4.5)	42 (95.5)	Reff	0.000
Cut-off point was determined using ROC analysis since there is no cut-off point for EPA and DHA levels obtained in our study center. DHA – docosahexaenoic acid; EPA – eicosapentaenoic acid.

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