Table 1 Characteristics of the studies included in the meta-analysis
From: Effects of fatty and lean fish intake on stroke risk: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies
Study | Location | Study name | Length of follow up | Participants | Gender (men %) | No. of cases/size | Quantile | Adjusted RR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fatty fish | Lean fish | ||||||||
Bonaccio, 2017 [15] | Italy | Moli-sani study | 4.3 | General population aged ≥35 years (mean 54.7 years) | 46.0 | 66/20969 | 3 | 0.69 (0.24–1.94) | 0.91 (0.30, 2.75) |
Amiano, 2015 [16] | Spain | EPICa-Spain | 13.8 | Participants were mostly blood donors (55–60%) aged 20–69 years | 37.8 | 674/41020 | 5 | 0.97 (0.67–1.42) b 1.30 (0.87–1.94) c | 0.84 (0.55–1.29) b 1.03 (0.65–1.65) c |
Atkinson, 2011 [17] | Caerphilly, UK | Caerphilly Prospective Study | 18 | Representative population samples aged 45–59 years (mean 53.3 years) | 100 | 225/2710 | 5 | 0.66 (0.41–1.05) | 0.92 (0.57–1.51) |
Larsson, 2011 [18] | Sweden | Swedish Mannograpy cohort | 10.4 | Population-based mammography screening women aged 49-83 years (mean 61.4 years) | 0 | 1680/34670 | 4 | 0.94 (0.68–1.29) | 0.67 (0.49–0.93) |
Myint, 2006 [19] | Norfolk, UK | EPIC-Norfolk | 8.5 | Free-living population aged 40–79 years (mean 58.7 years) | 45.1 | 421/24312 | 2 | 0.88 (0.65–1.19) b 0.69 (0.51–0.94) c | |