Adipose tissue content of alpha-linolenic acid and the risk of ischemic stroke and ischemic stroke subtypes: A Danish case-cohort study.

Christian Sørensen BorkStine Krogh VenøSøren Lundbye-ChristensenMarianne Uhre JakobsenAnne TjønnelandPhilip C CalderKim OvervadErik Berg Schmidt

Published in: PloS one (2018)

The content of ALA in adipose tissue was statistically non-significantly U-shaped associated with risk of total ischemic stroke. For ischemic stroke subtypes a statistically significant, U-shaped association with large artery atherosclerosis was observed.

Keyphrases

adipose tissue
atrial fibrillation
insulin resistance
high fat diet
cardiovascular disease
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle