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| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
4
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1983-2-25
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| pubmed:abstractText |
Japanese are unique among the peoples of developed countries in having a high intake of eicosapentaenoic acid (C 20:5) from fresh fish and this may in part contribute to their low incidence of cardiovascular diseases. Mass spectroscopic analyses of eicosapolyenoic acids (C20:3, C20:4 and C20:5) were carried out on the serum of aged persons living on Kohama island in Okinawa and known to have the lowest incidence of cardiovascular diseases in Japan. All but 4 of the 77 persons examined (73.94 +/- 7.81 years old) led active fishing-farming lives. The total amount of eicosapolyenoic acids in the serum of persons on Kohama island (46.77 +/- 7.46 mg/100 ml) was higher (p less than 0.001) than that in people on mainland Japan, owing to the higher intake of fresh fish (147.7 g/day). A positive correlation (p less than 0.01) was found between serum C 20:5 concentration (6.82 +/- 2.54 mg/100 ml) and high density lipoprotein concentration (55.38 +/- 13.83 mg/100 ml). In addition, there were positive correlations (p less than 0.01) between serum C 20:3 concentration (6.58 +/- 1.61 mg/100 ml) and total cholesterol (188.60 +/- 32.30 mg/100 ml), and triglyceride and skinfold thickness. The blood pressure level (p less than 0.01), incidence of abnormal ECG (p less than 0.05), and salt intake (6.2-8.3 g/day) estimated from urinalysis, were all lower than the average figures for Japanese of similar ages. No persons examined showed Q-wave on ECG. The percentage of smokers and drinkers were similar for Kohama island and mainland Japan.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:chemical | |
| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:issn |
0301-4800
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
28
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
441-53
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:7175583-Activities of Daily Living,
pubmed-meshheading:7175583-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:7175583-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:7175583-Age Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:7175583-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:7175583-Blood Pressure,
pubmed-meshheading:7175583-Cardiovascular Diseases,
pubmed-meshheading:7175583-Child,
pubmed-meshheading:7175583-Child, Preschool,
pubmed-meshheading:7175583-Cholesterol,
pubmed-meshheading:7175583-Cholesterol, HDL,
pubmed-meshheading:7175583-Eicosanoic Acids,
pubmed-meshheading:7175583-Electrocardiography,
pubmed-meshheading:7175583-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:7175583-Food Habits,
pubmed-meshheading:7175583-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:7175583-Japan,
pubmed-meshheading:7175583-Lipoproteins, HDL,
pubmed-meshheading:7175583-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:7175583-Middle Aged
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| pubmed:year |
1982
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Eicosapolyenoic acids of serum lipids of Japanese islanders with low incidence of cardiovascular diseases.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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