Abstract
Background-The relation between n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), fish intake, and risk of coronary heart disease is controversial. Methods and Results-An Italian case-control study including 507 patients with nonfatal acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and 478 hospital controls found a multivariate odds ratio (OR) of 0.67 (95% CI, 0.47 to 0.95) for the highest n-3 PUFA intake and 0.68 (95% CI, 0.47 to 0.98) for an intake of > 1 portion of fish per week compared with ≥2 portions per week. Conclusions-Small amounts of n-3 PUFAs may be inversely related to AMI risk in this low-risk population.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 2269-2272 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Circulation |
| Volume | 104 |
| Issue number | 19 |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 6 2001 |
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Keywords
- Diet
- Epidemiology
- Fatty acids
- Myocardial infarction
- Risk factors
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physiology
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
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N-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, fish, and nonfatal acute myocardial infarction. / Tavani, Alessandra; Pelucchi, Claudio; Negri, Eva; Bertuzzi, Michaela; La Vecchia, Carlo.
In: Circulation, Vol. 104, No. 19, 06.11.2001, p. 2269-2272.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - N-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, fish, and nonfatal acute myocardial infarction
AU - Tavani, Alessandra
AU - Pelucchi, Claudio
AU - Negri, Eva
AU - Bertuzzi, Michaela
AU - La Vecchia, Carlo
PY - 2001/11/6
Y1 - 2001/11/6
N2 - Background-The relation between n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), fish intake, and risk of coronary heart disease is controversial. Methods and Results-An Italian case-control study including 507 patients with nonfatal acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and 478 hospital controls found a multivariate odds ratio (OR) of 0.67 (95% CI, 0.47 to 0.95) for the highest n-3 PUFA intake and 0.68 (95% CI, 0.47 to 0.98) for an intake of > 1 portion of fish per week compared with ≥2 portions per week. Conclusions-Small amounts of n-3 PUFAs may be inversely related to AMI risk in this low-risk population.
AB - Background-The relation between n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), fish intake, and risk of coronary heart disease is controversial. Methods and Results-An Italian case-control study including 507 patients with nonfatal acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and 478 hospital controls found a multivariate odds ratio (OR) of 0.67 (95% CI, 0.47 to 0.95) for the highest n-3 PUFA intake and 0.68 (95% CI, 0.47 to 0.98) for an intake of > 1 portion of fish per week compared with ≥2 portions per week. Conclusions-Small amounts of n-3 PUFAs may be inversely related to AMI risk in this low-risk population.
KW - Diet
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KW - Myocardial infarction
KW - Risk factors
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