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. 2014 Oct 20;4(10):e139. doi: 10.1038/nutd.2014.36

Table 3. Odds ratios of Type 2 diabetes in relation to intake of fatty fish, EPA and DHA and supplementation of vitamin D and fish oil.

  Model 1
Model 2
Model 3
  Cases/controls OR 95% CI Cases/controls OR 95% CI Cases/controls OR 95% CI
Fatty fish
  <1 serving per week 173/388 1   157/362 1   157/362    
  1–2 servings per week 168/365 0.95 0.72–1.24 157/342 1.10 0.78–1.54 157/342 1.04 0.73–1.46
  >2 servings per week 121/254 0.91 0.68–1.23 117/244 1.08 0.74–1.58 117/244 0.97 0.65–1.45
  ⩾1 serving per week 289/619 0.93 0.73–1.19 274/586 1.09 0.80–1.48 274/586 1.01 0.74–1.39
                   
Total EPA+DHA from seafood
  <0.3 g per day 130/303 1.0   116/281     116/281    
  0.3–0.6 g per day 176/368 1.08 0.81–1.44 166/345 1.22 0.85–1.77 166/345 1.17 0.81–1.71
  >0.6 g per day 156/336 0.98 0.73–1.32 149/322 1.16 0.79–1.70 149/322 1.03 0.68–1.55
  ⩾0.3 g per day 332/704 1.03 0.80–1.33 315/667 1.19 0.85–1.67 315/667 1.14 0.79–1.58
                   
Fish oil supplementation
  Never 374/841 1   347/795 1   347/795 1  
  Ever 88/166 1.28 0.94–1.73 84/153 1.63 1.12–2.39 84/153 1.58 1.08–2.31
                   
Vitamin D supplementation
  Never 440/924 1.0   410/875 1.0   410/875 1.0  
  Ever 22/83 0.79 0.44–1.43 21/73 0.79 0.41–1.50 21/73 0.75 0.39–1.43
                   
Vitamin D or/and fish oil
  Never 365/800 1   97/207 1   97/207 1  
  Ever 97/207 1.01 0.82–1.47 93/191 1.40 0.97–2.01 93/191 1.35 0.93–1.94

Abbreviations: CI, confidence intervals; DHA, docosahexaenoic acid; EPA, eicosapentaenoic acid; LADA latent autoimmune diabetes in adults; OR, Odds ratios.

Model 1. Adjusted for age and gender

Model 2. Adjusted for age, gender, BMI, smoking, education, physical activity, family history of diabetes and alcohol intake

Model 3. Adjusted for age, gender, BMI, smoking, education, physical activity, family history of diabetes, and intake of alcohol, fruit and vegetables, and meat.