Omega-3 fatty acids and risk of cardiovascular disease in Inuit:First prospective cohort study
Background and aims: No prospective study have ever assessed if marine n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids protect Inuit against cardiovascular disease as claimed. It is highly relevant as cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence rates are rising concurrent with a westernization of diet. We aimed to asses...
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ftcopenhagenunip:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/b275df4b-6ee5-40d2-8ce3-5359ae4b510b 2024-04-28T08:11:34+00:00 Omega-3 fatty acids and risk of cardiovascular disease in Inuit:First prospective cohort study Senftleber, Ninna Karsbæk Albrechtsen, Anders Lauritzen, Lotte Larsen, Christina Lytken Bjerregaard, Peter Diaz, Lars J. Rønn, Pernille F Jørgensen, Marit Eika 2020 https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/omega3-fatty-acids-and-risk-of-cardiovascular-disease-in-inuit(b275df4b-6ee5-40d2-8ce3-5359ae4b510b).html https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2020.08.032 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess Senftleber , N K , Albrechtsen , A , Lauritzen , L , Larsen , C L , Bjerregaard , P , Diaz , L J , Rønn , P F & Jørgensen , M E 2020 , ' Omega-3 fatty acids and risk of cardiovascular disease in Inuit : First prospective cohort study ' , Atherosclerosis , vol. 312 , pp. 28-34 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2020.08.032 /dk/atira/pure/core/keywords/TheFacultyOfScience Faculty of Science Cardiovascular disease Ischemic heart disease Stroke n-3 Polyunsaturated fatty acid Fish Inuit Greenland Circumpolar Arctic Epidemiology article 2020 ftcopenhagenunip https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2020.08.032 2024-04-04T17:35:14Z Background and aims: No prospective study have ever assessed if marine n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids protect Inuit against cardiovascular disease as claimed. It is highly relevant as cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence rates are rising concurrent with a westernization of diet. We aimed to assess the association between blood cell membrane phospholipid content of eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid (EPA + DHA) on CVD risk in Inuit. Methods: We used data from a cohort of adult Greenlanders with follow-up in national registers. The main outcome was fatal and non-fatal CVD incidence among participants without previous CVD. The continuous effect of EPA + DHA was calculated as incidence rate ratios (IRRs) using Poisson regression with age as time scale, adjusting for age, sex, genetic admixture, lifestyle and dietary risk factors. Results: Out of 3095 eligible participants, 2924 were included. During a median follow-up of 9.7 years, 216 had their first CVD event (8.3 events/1000 person years). No association between EPA + DHA and CVD risk was seen, with IRR = 0.99 per percentage point EPA + DHA increase (95% CI: 0.95-1.03, p = 0.59). No association was seen with risk of ischemic heart disease (IHD) (IRR = 1.03, 95% CI: 0.97-1.09) and stroke (IRR = 0.98, 95% CI: 0.93-1.03) as separate outcomes or for intake of EPA and DHA. Conclusions: We can exclude that the CVD risk reduction is larger than 21% for individuals at the 75% EPA + DHA percentile compared to the 25% percentile. We need a larger sample size and/or longer follow-up to detect smaller effects and associations with IHD and/or stroke. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Greenland greenlander* inuit University of Copenhagen: Research Atherosclerosis 312 28 34 |
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Background and aims: No prospective study have ever assessed if marine n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids protect Inuit against cardiovascular disease as claimed. It is highly relevant as cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence rates are rising concurrent with a westernization of diet. We aimed to assess the association between blood cell membrane phospholipid content of eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid (EPA + DHA) on CVD risk in Inuit. Methods: We used data from a cohort of adult Greenlanders with follow-up in national registers. The main outcome was fatal and non-fatal CVD incidence among participants without previous CVD. The continuous effect of EPA + DHA was calculated as incidence rate ratios (IRRs) using Poisson regression with age as time scale, adjusting for age, sex, genetic admixture, lifestyle and dietary risk factors. Results: Out of 3095 eligible participants, 2924 were included. During a median follow-up of 9.7 years, 216 had their first CVD event (8.3 events/1000 person years). No association between EPA + DHA and CVD risk was seen, with IRR = 0.99 per percentage point EPA + DHA increase (95% CI: 0.95-1.03, p = 0.59). No association was seen with risk of ischemic heart disease (IHD) (IRR = 1.03, 95% CI: 0.97-1.09) and stroke (IRR = 0.98, 95% CI: 0.93-1.03) as separate outcomes or for intake of EPA and DHA. Conclusions: We can exclude that the CVD risk reduction is larger than 21% for individuals at the 75% EPA + DHA percentile compared to the 25% percentile. We need a larger sample size and/or longer follow-up to detect smaller effects and associations with IHD and/or stroke. |
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Omega-3 fatty acids and risk of cardiovascular disease in Inuit:First prospective cohort study |
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Omega-3 fatty acids and risk of cardiovascular disease in Inuit:First prospective cohort study |
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Omega-3 fatty acids and risk of cardiovascular disease in Inuit:First prospective cohort study |
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Omega-3 fatty acids and risk of cardiovascular disease in Inuit:First prospective cohort study |
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omega-3 fatty acids and risk of cardiovascular disease in inuit:first prospective cohort study |
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Senftleber , N K , Albrechtsen , A , Lauritzen , L , Larsen , C L , Bjerregaard , P , Diaz , L J , Rønn , P F & Jørgensen , M E 2020 , ' Omega-3 fatty acids and risk of cardiovascular disease in Inuit : First prospective cohort study ' , Atherosclerosis , vol. 312 , pp. 28-34 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2020.08.032 |
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