Habitual Fish Oil Supplementation and Incident Chronic Kidney Disease in the UK Biobank.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To explore the relation of habitual fish oil use with the risk of chronic kidney diseases (CKD).

Methods

408,023 participants (54.2% female) without prior CKD and with completed information regarding their consumption of major food groups and fish oil in the UK Biobank were enrolled. Fish oil use and dietary intakes were assessed by touch screen questionnaire and food frequency questionnaire, respectively. Incident CKD was recorded from hospital inpatient records.

Results

At baseline, 128,843 (31.6%) participants reported taking fish oil supplements. During a median follow-up period of 12.0 years, a total of 10,782 (2.6%) participants developed CKD. With adjustments for important confounders, habitual fish oil use was associated with a significantly lower h

SUBMITTER: Liu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9824577 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature