Association between fish consumption and risk of dementia: a new study from China and a systematic literature review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the association of fish consumption with risk of dementia and its dose-response relationship, and investigate variations in the association among low-, middle- and high-income countries.

Design

A new community-based cross-sectional study and a systematic literature review.SettingsUrban and rural communities in China; population-based studies systematically searched from worldwide literature.

Subjects

Chinese adults aged ≥60 years in six provinces (n 6981) took part in a household health survey of dementia prevalence and risk factors. In addition, 33 964 participants from eleven published and eligible studies were included in the systematic review and meta-analysis.

Results

In the new study in China, 326 participants were diagnosed with demen

SUBMITTER: Bakre AT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10260768 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature