Alpha-linolenic Acid and the Risk of ASCVD

CompletedOBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment

57,053

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

November 24, 1993

Primary Completion Date

July 10, 2013

Study Completion Date

July 10, 2013

Conditions
Acute Myocardial InfarctionIschemic StrokePeripheral Artery Disease
Interventions
OTHER

Alpha-linolenic acid

Exposure to dietary intake of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) will be assessed using a detailed food frequency questionaire filled in by participants included in the Diet, Cancer and Health cohort at baseline. Exposure to adipose tissue content of ALA will be determined by gas chromatography in all incident cases and in subcohort of 3500 participants randomly drawn from the total cohort.

Sponsors

Collaborators (1)

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Danish Heart Foundation

OTHER

lead

Aalborg University Hospital

OTHER