Dietary intake of marine n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and future risk of venous thromboembolism.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies on the association between long-chained n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs) and risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) are conflicting, potentially due to challenges related to assessment of n-3 PUFA intake and changes in diet during follow-up.

Objectives

To investigate whether dietary intake of marine n-3 PUFAs was associated with risk of incident VTE in a population-based cohort with repeated assessments of n-3 PUFA intake.

Methods

We recruited 21 970 participants (after excluding 7570 with incomplete data) from the fourth (1994-1995) and sixth (2007-2008) surveys of the Tromsø Study, and recorded incident VTEs up to 2016. Intake of n-3 PUFAs was computed from self-reported consumption of fat and lean fish, fish spread, and supplements. Cox

SUBMITTER: Isaksen T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6332709 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature