Free fatty acids, cardiovascular disease, and mortality in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fasting free fatty acid (FFA) levels may be associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality, but research among generally healthy adults, females, and racially/ethnically diverse populations is lacking.

Objective

The primary aim of this project was to investigate prospective associations between fasting FFAs and coronary heart disease (CHD) and CVD incidence and CVD-specific and all-cause mortality in a generally healthy age, sex, and racially/ethnically heterogeneous population.

Methods

This study was conducted in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis cohort using baseline (2000-2002) fasting FFAs and outcome data through 2015 (N = 6678). Cox proportional hazards regression was used to calculate hazard ratios for associations between FFAs an

SUBMITTER: Nomura SO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7492411 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul - Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature