From: Fish consumption, fish oil supplements and risk of atherosclerosis in the Tromsø study
Fish oil supplements | |||
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Yes n = 1627 | No n = 1663 | p | |
Age, y | 61.4 (0.2) | 60.6 (0.2) | 0.0007 |
Male, % | 49.0 | 55.7 | 0.0001 |
Higher education, %a | 25.0 | 16.0 | < 0.0001 |
Physical active, % | 27.2 | 23.0 | 0.005 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 25.6 (0.1) | 26.3 (0.1) | < 0.0001 |
Total cholesterol, mmol/L | 6.73 (0.03) | 6.80 (0.03) | 0.09 |
LDL cholesterol, mmol/L | 4.43 (0.03) | 4.48 (0.03) | 0.2 |
HDL cholesterol, mmol/L | 1.57 (0.01) | 1.55 (0.01) | 0.3 |
LDL/HDL ratio | 3.09 (0.03) | 3.12 (0.09) | 0.4 |
Triglycerides, mmol/L | 1.61 (0.03) | 1.70 (0.03) | 0.02 |
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 144.6 (0.5) | 145.4 (0.5) | 0.2 |
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | 83.5 (0.3) | 84.0 (0.3) | 0.2 |
Hypertension, % | 54.1 | 55.8 | 0.3 |
Current smoking, % | 28.7 | 34.8 | 0.0002 |
Coffee consumption, cups/d | |||
Boiled coffee | 2.3 (0.09) | 3.5 (0.09) | < 0.0001 |
Other coffee | 2.9 (0.08) | 2.6 (0.08) | 0.009 |
Diabetes, % | 2.1 | 2.4 | 0.6 |
Antihypertensive medication, % | 10.4 | 9.5 | 0.4 |
Lipid-lowering medication, %b | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.04 |
Leucocyte count, × 109/L | 6.80 (0.05) | 6.95 (0.05) | 0.02 |
Monocyte count, × 109/L | 0.58 (0.004) | 0.59 (0.004) | 0.04 |
Fibrinogen, g/L | 3.33 (0.02) | 3.40 (0.02) | 0.01 |
LogCRP, mg/L | 0.20 (0.03) | 0.27 (0.03) | 0.04 |