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<strong>Seafood</strong> Choices: Balancing Benefits and Risks<br />

http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11762.html<br />

TABLE B-2a Continued<br />

SEAFOOD ChOICES<br />

Author Study Type Subjects Exposure<br />

Gillum<br />

et al., 2000<br />

Oomen<br />

et al., 2000<br />

Cohort Men and women (n=8825)<br />

White (n=7421)<br />

Black (n=1404)<br />

Aged 25-74 years<br />

US general population (civilian, noninstitutionalized)<br />

excluding Alaska,<br />

Hawaii, and reservation lands of<br />

American Indians<br />

National Health and Nutrition<br />

Examination Survey (NHANES) I<br />

Epidemiologic Follow-up Study<br />

No history of heart disease at baseline<br />

No unknown baseline fish consumption,<br />

systolic blood pressure, serum<br />

cholesterol concentration, history<br />

of diabetes, cigarette smoking<br />

status, alcohol intake, body mass<br />

index, history of heart disease,<br />

nonrecreational physical activity, or<br />

educational attainment<br />

Average follow-up of 18.8 years<br />

Primary prevention<br />

Cohort Men<br />

Aged 50-69 years<br />

Finland (n=1088), Italy (n=1097),<br />

Netherlands (n=553) cohorts of the<br />

Seven Countries Study<br />

Free of CHD at baseline<br />

Follow-up of 20 years<br />

Primary prevention<br />

<strong>Seafood</strong><br />

<strong>Seafood</strong><br />

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