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ISSFAL Policy Statement 3

Table 3: Risk for CHD Death by Quintile of Estimated EPA+DHA Intake in US Cohort and Case Control Studies

 

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q5

P value (CI)

Dolecek

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Person-years of follow-up

13724

12569

13136

13146

13136

 

Fish Servings

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

 

EPA+DHA (mg/d)

0

9

46

153

664

 

RR CHD Death

1

1.08

0.92

0.89

0.61

<0.05

                  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hu, Bronner et al.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

Person-years of follow-up

255434

270898

263131

259454

258583

 

Fish Servings

<1/mo

1-3/mo

1/wk

2-4/wk

>4/wk

 

EPA+DHA (mg/d)

67

100

178

311

533

 

RR CHD Death

1

0.93

0.69

0.54

0.62

<0.001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Albert, Campos et al.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Person-years of follow-up

7715

65223

56083

61936

62820

 

Fish Servings

<1/mo

1-3/mo

1-<2/wk

2-4/wk

>4/wk

 

EPA+DHA (mg/d)

10

10-90

90-163

163-246

>246

 

RR Sudden Cardiac Death

1

0.58

0.34

0.60

0.43

0.21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Siscovick et al.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Person-years of follow-up

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

Fish Servings

NR

 

 

NR

NR

NR

NR

 

EPA+DHA (mg/d)

0

32

98

185

455

 

OR Primary Cardiac Arrest

1

0.9

0.7

0.5

0.4

(0.2-0.7)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mozaffarian et al.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Person-years of follow-up

3324

8156

7442

5683

11593

 

Fish Servings

<1/mo

1-3/mo

1/wk

2/wk

>2/wk

 

EPA+DHA (mg/d)

0

128

267

547

919

 

RR IHD Death

1

0.78

0.77

0.53

0.47

0.002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ascherio et al.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Person-years of follow-up

50449

49902

48613

47722

45343

 

Fish Servings/wk

0.7

1.6

2.2

3.2

5.9

 

Median EPA+DHA (mg/d)

70

150

240

340

580

 

RR CHD Death

1

1.14

0.95

1.03

1.03

NS

nb. Studies cited are to be found on the following page:


 
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