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ArticleOncotarget2017

Circulating long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid and incidence of stroke: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.

Bo Yang, Xiao-Li Ren, Hong Huang, Xiao-Juan Guo, Ai-Guo Ma, Duo Li

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Article in Oncotarget, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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  1. Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Stroke Burden.International journal of molecular sciences · 2019
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Bo Yang *School of Public Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Xiao-Li Ren *The Laboratory of Animal Center, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Hong Huang *Key Laboratory of Watershed Science and Health of Zhejiang Province, School of Public Health, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Xiao-Juan GuoKey Laboratory of Watershed Science and Health of Zhejiang Province, School of Public Health, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Ai-Guo MaSchool of Public Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Duo LiSchool of Public Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.

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Abstract

backgroundCirculating long-chain (LC) n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) can provide objective measures that reflect both dietary consumption and relevant biological processes. Nevertheless, prospective cohort studies on circulating LC n-3 PUFA in relation to incidence of stroke have yielded inconsistent results. We therefore conducted a meta-analysis to quantitatively evaluate the association.

resultsA total of 2,836 stroke events occurred among 20,460 individuals aged 35-79 yr from 10 prospective cohort studies. Circulating LC n-3 PUFA was significantly associated with reduced risk of stroke (RR: 0.86; 95% CI: 0.76, 0.98; MATERIALS AND

methodsPertinent studies were identified from Cochrane Library, PubMed and EMBASE database through June 2017. Multivariate-adjusted risk ratios (RRs) with 95% confidence interval (CI) for incident stroke when comparing the top with the bottom tertiles of baseline LC n-3 PUFA proportions in blood were pooled using a random-effect model.

conclusionsCirculating LC n-3 PUFAs were linearly associated with reduced risk of stroke, especially 22:5n-3 and 22:6n-3. Such findings highlight the importance of circulating LC n-3 PUFA in the development of ischemic stroke.

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biomarkercirculationmeta-analysisPUFAstroke

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PMCPMC5663554

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