Omega-3 Fatty Acid Biomarkers and Incident Atrial FibrillationShow others and affiliations
Number of Authors: 482023 (English)In: Journal of the American College of Cardiology, ISSN 0735-1097, E-ISSN 1558-3597, Vol. 82, no 4, p. 336-349Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Background: The relationship between omega-3 fatty acids and atrial fibrillation (AF) remains controversial. Objectives: This study aimed to determine the prospective associations of blood or adipose tissue levels of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosapentaenoic acid (DPA), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) with incident AF. Methods: We used participant-level data from a global consortium of 17 prospective cohort studies, each with baseline data on blood or adipose tissue omega-3 fatty acid levels and AF outcomes. Each participating study conducted a de novo analyses using a prespecified analytical plan with harmonized definitions for exposures, outcome, covariates, and subgroups. Associations were pooled using inverse-variance weighted meta-analysis. Results: Among 54,799 participants from 17 cohorts, 7,720 incident cases of AF were ascertained after a median 13.3 years of follow-up. In multivariable analysis, EPA levels were not associated with incident AF, HR per interquintile range (ie, the difference between the 90th and 10th percentiles) was 1.00 (95% CI: 0.95-1.05). HRs for higher levels of DPA, DHA, and EPA+DHA, were 0.89 (95% CI: 0.83-0.95), 0.90 (95% CI: 0.85-0.96), and 0.93 (95% CI: 0.87-0.99), respectively. Conclusions: In vivo levels of omega-3 fatty acids including EPA, DPA, DHA, and EPA+DHA were not associated with increased risk of incident AF. Our data suggest the safety of habitual dietary intakes of omega-3 fatty acids with respect to AF risk. Coupled with the known benefits of these fatty acids in the prevention of adverse coronary events, our study suggests that current dietary guidelines recommending fish/omega-3 fatty acid consumption can be maintained. © 2023 American College of Cardiology Foundation
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier Inc. , 2023. Vol. 82, no 4, p. 336-349
Keywords [en]
biomarkers, docosahexaenoic acid, docosapentaenoic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid, observational epidemiology, Atrial Fibrillation, Docosahexaenoic Acids, Fatty Acids, Omega-3, Humans, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, biological marker, icosapentaenoic acid, omega 3 fatty acid, adipose tissue, adult, aged, Article, cardiovascular risk, clinical outcome, cohort analysis, confidence interval, controlled study, data analysis, dietary intake, disease association, fatty acid blood level, female, follow up, geographic distribution, human, incidence, major clinical study, male, middle aged, multivariate analysis, prospective study, statistical analysis, tissue level, meta analysis, risk factor
National Category
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology Nutrition and Dietetics
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:du-46629DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2023.05.024ISI: 001047337400001PubMedID: 37468189Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85164507680OAI: oai:DiVA.org:du-46629DiVA, id: diva2:1785732
2023-08-042023-08-042023-09-22Bibliographically approved