Fish intake and risks of total and cause-specific mortality in 2 population-based cohort studies of 134,296 men and women.

ABSTRACT: Despite a proposed protective effect of fish intake on the risk of cardiovascular disease, epidemiologic evidence on fish intake and mortality is inconsistent. We investigated associations of fish intake, assessed through a validated food frequency questionnaire, with risks of total and cause-specific mortality in 2 prospective cohort studies of 134,296 Chinese men and women (1997-2009). Vital status and date and cause of death were ascertained through annual linkage to the Shanghai Vital Statistics Registry database and biennial home visits. Cox regression was used to calculate hazard ratios and corresponding 95% confidence intervals. After excluding the first year of observation, the analysis included 3,666 deaths among women and 2,170 deaths among men. Fish intake was inversely associat

SUBMITTER: Takata Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3816343 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature