Observational studyEuropean journal of nutrition2014
Repeated versus single measurement of plasma omega-3 fatty acids and risk of heart failure.
Observational study in European journal of nutrition, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- α-Linolenic Acid and Risk of Heart Failure: A Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2021Pooled it
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- Association between blood N-3 fatty acid levels and the risk of coronavirus disease 2019 in the UK Biobank.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2023Article
- Long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and the risk of heart failure.Therapeutic advances in chronic disease · 2022Article
- Changes in plasma phospholipid fatty acid profiles over 13 years and correlates of change: European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition-Norfolk Study.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2019Article
- Relation between plasma phospholipid oleic acid and risk of heart failure.European journal of nutrition · 2018Article
- APOE and the Association of Fatty Acids With the Risk of Stroke, Coronary Heart Disease, and Mortality.Stroke · 2018Article
- DASH Score and Subsequent Risk of Coronary Artery Disease: The Findings From Million Veteran Program.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2018Article
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Abstract
purposeStudies have previously examined the relation between a single measure of plasma fatty acids and risk of heart failure. However, it is unclear whether the use of repeated measures of fatty acids over time is required for the assessment of omega-3 fatty acids heart failure relation.
methodsUsing a nested case-control design, this ancillary study used 421 cases and 421 matched controls from the Physicians' Health Study to assess the variability of plasma phospholipid fatty acids over time and compare the results of omega-3 fatty acids heart failure associations using a single versus repeated measurements of plasma phospholipid fatty acids. Plasma omega-3 fatty acids were measured at baseline (1982) and approximately 15 years later using gas chromatography.
resultsSpearman's correlation coefficients between baseline and follow-up measures of α-linolenic acid (ALA), EPA, DPA, and DHA were 0.20, 0.45, 0.28, and 0.50, respectively, in the control series. Multivariable adjusted odds ratios for heart failure per standard deviation higher plasma ALA were 0.98 (95% CI 0.85-1.13) when using baseline ALA and 0.86 (95% CI 0.74-1.01) when using the average of baseline and follow-up ALA measurements. Corresponding odds ratios for total long chain omega-3 FAs (EPA + DHA + DPA) were 0.87 (0.73-1.03) and 0.88 (0.75-1.04).
conclusionsOur data demonstrate modest correlation between measurements of plasma phospholipid fatty acids spaced by 15 years. A single measurement of plasma phospholipid fatty acids appears reasonable to estimate the risk of heart failure over long-term follow-up.
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