Table 3.

Multivariate odds ratio and 95% confidence intervals for risk of MI by tertiles of adipose tissue α--linolenic acid, fish intake, and dietary EPA+DHA

	Tertiles of adipose tissue α-linolenic acid
	(Median, % total fatty acids)
Fish intake median grams per day	1 (0.44)	2 (0.61)	3 (0.83)
3.3	1.00 ref.	0.68 (0.48, 0.97)	0.50 (0.34, 0.74)
13.4	1.00 ref.	0.62 (0.44, 0.88)	0.52 (0.35, 0.77)
32.4	1.00 ref.	0.65 (0.46, 0.93)	0.55 (0.37, 0.80)
EPA+DHA intake median grams per day
0.13	1.00 ref.	0.66 (0.46, 0.94)	0.49 (0.34, 0.73)
0.24	1.00 ref.	0.51 (0.36, 0.72)	0.44 (0.29, 0.65)
0.52	1.00 ref.	0.73 (0.51, 1.03)	0.58 (0.39, 0.85)

Model included smoking, waist-to-hip ratio, income, history of diabetes, history of hypertension, intake of saturated fat, physical activity, and adipose tissue trans and linoleic acid. N= 3,668