Mean peak latencies of the major components of the transient flash visual evoked potential waveform for infants in the maternal fish oil and placebo supplemented groups at each of the three assessment ages
Test age | Component | Fish oil group | Placebo group |
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Values are mean (SD). | |||
PCA, postconceptional age. | |||
Birth | N1 | n=5 | n=4 |
62.2 (3.8) | 74.8 (16.8) | ||
P1 | n=9 | n=5 | |
101 (13.6) | 107.8 (11.8) | ||
N2 | n=27 | n=22 | |
153.5 (28.9) | 149.9 (28.0) | ||
P2 | n=28 | n=27 | |
201.9 (28.4) | 201.8 (33.3) | ||
N3 | n=26 | n=27 | |
292.2 (58.2) | 298.4 (52.8) | ||
50 weeks PCA | N1 | n=19 | n=18 |
54.7 (16.2) | 58.1 (21.4) | ||
P1 | n=23 | n=22 | |
80.3 (21.1) | 84.2 (22.5) | ||
N2 | n=24 | n=28 | |
128.9 (47.9) | 112.8 (46.5) | ||
P2 | n=21 | n=26 | |
164.2 (29.9) | 162.5 (26.5) | ||
N3 | n=14 | n=20 | |
241.8 (49.8) | 277.3 (49.4) | ||
66 weeks PCA | N1 | n=23 | n=24 |
61.5 (5.4) | 57.3 (10.7) | ||
P1 | n=25 | n=26 | |
80.1 (15.8) | 76.5 (19.5) | ||
N2 | n=25 | n=26 | |
128.5 (30.3) | 122.1 (33.7) | ||
P2 | n=12 | n=19 | |
150.6 (33.0) | 152.5 (43.6) | ||
N3 | n=11 | n=15 | |
228.9 (55.9) | 209.2 (38.2) |