Dietary fish intake and incident atrial fibrillation (from the Women's Health Initiative)

Jarett D Berry; Ronald J Prineas; Linda van Horn; Rod Passman; Joseph Larson; Jeffrey Goldberger; Linda Snetselaar; Lesley Tinker; Kiang Liu; Donald M Lloyd-Jones

doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.11.039

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Dietary fish intake and incident atrial fibrillation (from the Women's Health Initiative)

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Dietary fish intake and incident atrial fibrillation (from the Women's Health Initiative)

Jarett D Berry, Ronald J Prineas, Linda van Horn, Rod Passman, Joseph Larson, Jeffrey Goldberger, Linda Snetselaar, Lesley Tinker, Kiang Liu and Donald M Lloyd-Jones

The American journal of cardiology, Vol.105(6), pp.844-848

03/15/2010

DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.11.039

PMCID: PMC2838232

PMID: 20211329

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Abstract

Experimental and clinical trial data have suggested an association between fish oil intake and atrial fibrillation (AF). However, previous observational studies have reported conflicting results regarding this association. Thus, we sought to compare the association between dietary fish intake and incident AF in a large sample of older, postmenopausal women. We included 44,720 participants from the Women's Health Initiative clinical trials who were not enrolled in the dietary modification intervention arm and without AF at baseline. The dietary intake of nonfried fish and omega-3 fatty acid intake was estimated from a Food Frequency Questionnaire at study entry. Incident AF was determined by follow-up electrocardiography at years 3 and 6. The baseline characteristics and rates of incident AF were compared across the quartiles of fish intake. Adjusted logistic regression models were used to evaluate the association between dietary nonfried fish intake and incident AF. A total of 378 incident cases of AF occurred during the follow-up period. In the age-adjusted models, no association was found between dietary nonfried fish intake and incident AF (odds ratio 1.17, 95% confidence interval 0.88 to 1.57 for quartile 4 vs quartile 1 of dietary fish intake). Similar findings were observed in the multivariate models and in the subgroup analyses. In conclusion, in a large cohort of healthy women, we found no evidence of an association between fish or omega-3 fatty acid intake and incident AF.

Animals

Diet

Fishes

Humans

Middle Aged

Atrial Fibrillation - etiology

Female

Aged

Fatty Acids, Omega-3 - administration & dosage

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Title: Subtitle: Dietary fish intake and incident atrial fibrillation (from the Women's Health Initiative)
Creators: Jarett D Berry - Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas, USA. jarett.berry@utsouthwestern.edu
Ronald J Prineas
Linda van Horn
Rod Passman
Joseph Larson - Fred Hutch Cancer Center
Jeffrey Goldberger
Linda Snetselaar
Lesley Tinker
Kiang Liu
Donald M Lloyd-Jones
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: The American journal of cardiology, Vol.105(6), pp.844-848
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.11.039
PMID: 20211329
PMCID: PMC2838232
NLM abbreviation: Am J Cardiol
ISSN: 0002-9149
eISSN: 1879-1913
Publisher: United States
Grant note: R21 HL085375 / NHLBI NIH HHS R01HL086792-02 / NHLBI NIH HHS K23 HL092229 / NHLBI NIH HHS K23 HL092229-01A1 / NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL086792 / NHLBI NIH HHS R21HL085375 / NHLBI NIH HHS
Language: English
Date published: 03/15/2010
Academic Unit: Epidemiology; Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9983995026502771

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