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Table 4 Risk for plaque and total plaque area at baseline according to categories of fish consumption: the Tromsø Study

From: Fish consumption, fish oil supplements and risk of atherosclerosis in the Tromsø study

Fish servings (times/wk)

N

3900

Plaque

N (%)

Risk for plaque

OR (95% CI)

TPAa

mm2 (SE)

Total fish

  < 1

258

124 (48.1)

1.29 (0.95–1.74)

2.17 (0.14)

 1–1.9

1325

594 (44.8)

1 (Reference)

2.01 (0.06)

 2–2.9

977

459 (47.0)

0.86 (0.71–1.04)

1.86 (0.07)

  ≥ 3

1340

707 (52.8)

1.01 (0.84–1.20)

2.03 (0.06)

p-trend

  

0.4

0.7

Fatty fish

  < 1

1841

832 (45.2)

0.95 (0.82–1.11)

1.94 (0.05)

 1–1.9

1518

738 (48.6)

1 (Reference)

1.99 (0.06)

  ≥ 2

541

314 (58.0)

1.20 (0.96–1.51)

2.16 (0.10)

p-trend

  

0.06

0.07

Lean fish

  < 1

330

163 (49.4)

1.34 (1.03–1.76)

2.18 (0.13)

 1–1.9

1437

652 (45.4)

1 (Reference)

1.99 (0.06)

  ≥ 2

2133

1069 (50.1)

0.93 (0.80–1.09)

1.96 (0.05)

p –trend

  

0. 02

0.2

  1. Models were adjusted for age, sex, systolic blood pressure, current smoking, total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, diabetes, leucocyte count, monocyte count, fibrinogen, CRP and anti-hypertensive medication
  2. TPA Total plaque area
  3. aSquare root transformed
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