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. 2010 Jun 23;25(9):1972–1979. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.87

Table 2.

Multivariable-Adjusted Bone Mineral Densities According to Fish and EPA + DHA Consumption

Tuna/other fish (servings)

<1/month (n = 63) 1–3/month (n = 213) 1–2/week (n = 637) ≥3/week (n = 391) p for trend p for interaction
Total hip, all 0.81 (0.77, 0.84) 0.81 (0.79, 0.83) 0.82 (0.81, 0.83) 0.80 (0.79, 0.82) .38
Men (n = 560) 0.93 (0.87, 0.98) 0.94 (0.90, 0.97) 0.93 (0.91, 0.94) 0.93 (0.90, 0.95) .81 .09
Women (n = 744) 0.72 (0.68, 0.77) 0.72 (0.70, 0.75) 0.74 (0.73, 0.75) 0.71 (0.69, 0.73) .24
Femoral neck, all 0.68 (0.65, 0.71) 0.70 (0.68, 0.72) 0.69 (0.68, 0.70) 0.67 (0.66, 0.68) .05
Men (n = 560) 0.77 (0.72, 0.82) 0.79 (0.76, 0.82) 0.76 (0.75, 0.78) 0.76 (0.73, 0.78) .21 .15
Women (n = 744) 0.62 (0.58, 0.66) 0.63 (0.61, 0.65) 0.64 (0.62, 0.65) 0.61 (0.59, 0.62) .09
Fried fish (servings)a

<1/month (n = 713) 1–3/month (n = 374) ≥1/week (n = 217) p for trend p for interaction
Total hip, all 0.81 (0.80, 0.82) 0.82 (0.81, 0.84) 0.80 (0.78, 0.82) .63
Men (n = 560) 0.93 (0.91, 0.95) 0.94 (0.92, 0.96) 0.91 (0.88, 0.94) .54 .69
Women (n = 744) 0.73 (0.71, 0.74) 0.73 (0.72, 0.75) 0.71 (0.69, 0.74) .73
Femoral neck, all 0.68 (0.67, 0.69) 0.69 (0.68, 0.71) 0.68 (0.67, 0.70) 0.74
Men (n = 560) 0.76 (0.75, 0.78) 0.78 (0.76, 0.80) 0.76 (0.74, 0.79) 0.75 .30
Women (n = 744) 0.63 (0.61, 0.64) 0.63 (0.61, 0.65) 0.62 (0.60, 0.64) 0.81
EPA + DHA (mg/day)

<145 (n = 261) 145–229 (n = 261) 230–411 (n = 260) 412–519 (n = 261) >519 (n = 261) p for trend p for interaction
Total hip, all 0.81 (0.79, 0.83) 0.83 (0.81, 0.84) 0.82 (0.80, 0.84) 0.81 (0.79, 0.82) 0.80 (0.79, 0.82) .27
Men (n = 560) 0.94 (0.91, 0.97) 0.92 (0.89, 0.95) 0.94 (0.91, 0.96) 0.92 (0.89, 0.95) 0.92 (0.89, 0.95) .36 .50
Women (n = 744) 0.72 (0.70, 0.74) 0.74 (0.72, 0.77) 0.73 (0.71, 0.75) 0.72 (0.70, 0.74) 0.72 (0.70, 0.74) .42
Femoral neck, all 0.69 (0.67, 0.70) 0.70 (0.68, 0.71) 0.70 (0.68, 0.71) 0.68 (0.66, 0.69) 0.68 (0.66, 0.69) .12
Men (n = 560) 0.78 (0.75, 0.80) 0.76 (0.73, 0.78) 0.78 (0.76, 0.81) 0.76 (0.74, 0.79) 0.75 (0.73, 0.78) .37 .23
Women (n = 744) 0.63 (0.61, 0.64) 0.64 (0.62, 0.66) 0.63 (0.61, 0.65) 0.62 (0.60, 0.63) 0.61 (0.60, 0.63) .15