Determinants of the omega-3 index in a Mediterranean population at increased risk for CHD

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 425-431

  Sala Vila, Aleix ^a,b   Harris, William S ^c   Cofán, Montserrat ^a,b   Pérez Heras, Ana M ^a,b   Pintó, Xavier ^d,e   Lamuela Raventós, Rosa M ^e,f   Covas, Maria Isabel ^g   Estruch, Ramon ^a,b   Ros, Emilio ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

^c SANFORD RESEARCH   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^e INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^g INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk; DHA; Diet; EPA; PUFA; SFA

Indexed keywords

5,8,11,14,17 ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; CERVONIC ACID; FATTY ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID;

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HEART DEATH; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID COMPOSITION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OMEGA 3 INDEX; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; BLOOD; CELL MEMBRANE; ERYTHROCYTE; HEART DISEASE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL MEMBRANE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIETARY FATS; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN;

EID: 80052897200     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114511000171     Document Type: Article

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