TY - JOUR AU - Karlsson , Therese AU - Rosendahl-Riise , Hanne AU - Dierkes , Jutta AU - Drevon , Christian A AU - Tell , Grethe S AU - Nygård , Ottar PY - 2017/07/13 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Associations between fish intake and the metabolic syndrome and its components among middle-aged men and women: the Hordaland Health Study JF - Food & Nutrition Research JA - fnr VL - 61 IS - 0 SE - Original Articles DO - UR - https://foodandnutritionresearch.net/index.php/fnr/article/view/1246 SP - AB - In epidemiologic studies, the relationship between fish consumption and the metabolic syndrome(MetS) have been inconclusive and sex differences reported. The aim was to investigateassociations between fish intake and the MetS in a cross-sectional study of men and women. Fishintake, waist circumference, triglycerides (TG), HDL-C, glucose and blood pressure were assessedamong 2874 men and women (46–49 y) in the Hordaland Health Study (1997–1999). Fatty fishintake was inversely associated with TG in men only; mean difference in TG between highest andlowest quartile of fatty fish intake was –0.33 mmol/L (95% CI: –0.51, –0.15). Lean fish intake wasinversely associated with TG in women only; mean difference in TG between highest and lowestquartile of lean fish intake was –0.23 mmol/L (95% CI: –0.34, –0.11). Fatty fish intake was positivelyassociated with serum HDL-C in both men and women. Total fish intake was inversely associatedwith MetS; adjusted OR 0.75 (95% CI 0.57, 0.97). Higher fish intake was associated with lower oddsof having MetS possibly driven by associations of higher fish intake with lower TG and higherHDL-C. The findings of differential associations by sex needs to be confirmed and possiblebiologic mechanisms explored. ER -