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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: No differences were seen in the overall percentage of infants with immunoglobulin E associated allergic disease between the n-3 LCPUFA and control groups (32/368 (9 %) v 43/338 (13 %) ; unadjusted relative risk 0. 68, 95 % confidence interval 0. 43 to 1. 05, P = 0. 08 ; adjusted relative risk 0. 70, 0. 45 to 1. 09, P = 0. 12), although the percentage of infants diagnosed as having atopic eczema (that is, eczema with associated sensitisation) was lower in the n-3 LCPUFA group (26/368 (7 %) v 39/338 (12 %) ; unadjusted relative risk 0. 61, 0. 38 to 0. 98, P = 0. 04 ; adjusted relative risk 0. 64, 0. 40 to 1. 02, P = 0. 06).