Fatty acid consumption and risk of fracture in the Women's Health Initiative.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fatty acids (FAs) may be important dietary components that modulate osteoporotic fracture risk.

Objective

The objective was to examine FA intake in relation to osteoporotic fractures.

Design

The participants were postmenopausal women enrolled in the Women's Health Initiative (n = 137,486). Total fractures were identified by self-report; hip fractures were confirmed by medical record review. FA intake was estimated from baseline food-frequency questionnaires and standardized to total caloric intake. No data on omega-3 (n-3) FA supplements were available. Cox proportional hazard models were constructed to estimate risk of fracture.

Results

Higher saturated FA consumption was associated with higher hip fracture risk [quartile 4 multivariate-adjusted haz

SUBMITTER: Orchard TS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2980969 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature