The prospective association between total and type of fish intake and type 2 diabetes in 8 European countries: EPIC-InterAct Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Epidemiologic evidence of an association between fish intake and type 2 diabetes (T2D) is inconsistent and unresolved.

Objective

The objective was to examine the association between total and type of fish intake and T2D in 8 European countries.

Design

This was a case-cohort study, nested within the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study, with 3.99 million person-years of follow-up, 12,403 incident diabetes cases, and a random subcohort of 16,835 individuals from 8 European countries. Habitual fish intake (lean fish, fatty fish, total fish, shellfish, and combined fish and shellfish) was assessed by country-specific dietary questionnaires. HRs were estimated in each country by using Prentice-weighted Cox regression models a

SUBMITTER: Patel PS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3623039 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature