Serum levels of marine-derived n-3 fatty acids in Icelanders, Japanese, Koreans, and Americans—A descriptive epidemiologic study

Abstract In the 1990s Iceland and Japan were known as countries with high fish consumption whereas coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality in Iceland was high and that in Japan was low among developed countries. We described recent data fish consumption and CHD mortality from publicly available data....

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Published in:Prostaglandins, leukotrienes and essential fatty acids leukotrienes and essential fatty acids, 2012-07, Vol.87 (1), p.11-16
Main Authors: Sekikawa, Akira, Steingrimsdottir, Laufey, Ueshima, Hirotsugu, Shin, Chol, David Curb, J, Evans, Rhobert W, Hauksdottir, Alda M, Kadota, Aya, Choo, Jina, Masaki, Kamal, Thorsson, Bolli, Launer, Lenore J, Garcia, Melisa E, Maegawa, Hiroshi, Willcox, Bradley J, Eiriksdottir, Gudny, Fujiyoshi, Akira, Miura, Katsuyuki, Harris, Tamara B, Kuller, Lewis H, Gudnason, Vilmundur
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Advanced Basic Science
Asian
Cholesterol - blood
Coronary Disease - blood
Coronary Disease - ethnology
Coronary Disease - etiology
Coronary Disease - mortality
Coronary heart disease
Descriptive epidemiologic study
Docosahexaenoic acid
Eicosapentaenoic acid
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Fatty Acids, Omega-3 - blood
Humans
Iceland - epidemiology
Japan - epidemiology
Japan - ethnology
Male
Middle Aged
n-3 fatty acids
Republic of Korea - epidemiology
Risk Factors
Seafood
United States - epidemiology
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Summary:Abstract In the 1990s Iceland and Japan were known as countries with high fish consumption whereas coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality in Iceland was high and that in Japan was low among developed countries. We described recent data fish consumption and CHD mortality from publicly available data. We also measured CHD risk factors and serum levels of marine-derived n-3 and other fatty acids from population-based samples of 1324 men in Iceland, Japan, South Korea, and the US. CHD mortality in men in Iceland was almost 3 times as high as that in Japan and South Korea. Generally, a profile of CHD risk factors in Icelanders compared to Japanese was more favorable. Serum marine-derived n-3 fatty acids in Iceland were significantly lower than in Japan and South Korea but significantly higher than in the US.
ISSN:0952-3278
1532-2823
DOI:10.1016/j.plefa.2012.04.010