(25-10-14) Circulating and Dietary Omega©3 and Omega©6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Incidence of CVD in the Multi©Ethnic Study of Atheroscle

Marcia C. de Oliveira Otto, PhD, Jason H. Y. Wu, PhD, [...], and Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, PhD
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Abstract
Background
Dietary guidelines support intake of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in fish and vegetable oils. However, some controversy remains about benefits of PUFAs, and most prior studies have relied on self© eported dietary assessment in relatively homogeneous populations.
Methods and Results
In a multiethnic cohort of 2837 US adults (whites, Hispanics, African Americans, Chinese Americans), plasma phospholipid PUFAs were measured at baseline (2000¨C2002) using gas chromatography and dietary PUFAs estimated using a food frequency questionnaire. Incident cardiovascular disease (CVD)events (including coronary heart disease and stroke; n=189) were prospectively identified through 2010 during 19 778 person©years of follow©up. In multivariable©adjusted Cox models, circulating n©3 eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid were inversely associated with incident CVD, with extreme©quartile hazard ratios (95% CIs) of 0.49 for eicosapentaenoic acid (0.30 to 0.79; Ptrend=0.01) and 0.39 for docosahexaenoic acid (0.22 to 0.67; Ptrend<0.001). n©3 Docosapentaenoic acid (DPA) was inversely associated with CVD in whites and Chinese, but not in other race/ethnicities (P©interaction=0.01). No significant associations with CVD were observed for circulating n©3 alpha©linolenic acid or n©6 PUFA (linoleic acid, arachidonic acid). Associations with CVD of self© eported dietary PUFA were consistent with those of the PUFA biomarkers. All associations were similar across racial©ethnic groups, except those of docosapentaenoic acid.
Conclusions
Both dietary and circulating eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, but not alpha©linolenic acid or n©6 PUFA, were inversely associated with CVD incidence. These findings suggest that increased consumption of n©3 PUFA from seafood may prevent CVD development in a multiethnic population.
Keywords: cardiovascular disease prevention, cardiovascular risk factors, diet, fatty acids

Source: J Am Heart Assoc dec 2013 2(6): e000506

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