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

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

0 SEAFOOD ChOICES<br />

TABLE B-2a Continued<br />

Author Study Type Subjects Exposure<br />

Albert et al.,<br />

2002<br />

Case-control<br />

(nested)<br />

Cases (n=94) = sudden death occurred<br />

(first manifestation of CVD)<br />

Controls (n=184) = free of confirmed<br />

CVD<br />

Men<br />

Aged 40-84 years<br />

US physicians<br />

Physicians’ Health Study<br />

Free of MI, stroke, transient ischemic<br />

attacks, or cancer at baseline<br />

2-by-2 factorial design to receive aspirin,<br />

beta carotene, both active drugs, or<br />

both placebo<br />

17 years of follow-up (time from study<br />

enrollment to sudden death = 0.7-16.9<br />

years)<br />

Primary prevention<br />

Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.<br />

Baseline blood<br />

fatty acid levels

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