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fish_oil_18

The results summarize each of the health outcomes for an experiment where 12,933 subjects received a 1g fish oil supplement daily and 12,938 received a placebo daily. The experiment's duration was 5-years.

Variables

• major_cardio_event - Major cardiovascular event. (Primary end point.)
• cardio_event_expanded - Cardiovascular event in expanded composite endpoint.
• myocardioal_infarction - Total myocardial infarction. (Heart attack.)
• stroke - Total stroke.
• cardio_death - Death from cardiovascular causes.
• PCI - Percutaneous coronary intervention.
• CABG - Coronary artery bypass graft.
• total_coronary_heart_disease - Total coronary heart disease.
• ischemic_stroke - Ischemic stroke.
• hemorrhagic_stroke - Hemorrhagic stroke.
• chd_death - Death from coronary heart disease.
• myocardial_infarction_death - Death from myocardial infraction.
• stroke_death - Death from stroke.
• invasive_cancer - Invasive cancer of any type. (Primary end point.)
• breast_cancer - Breast cancer.
• prostate_cancer - Prostate cancer.
• colorectal_cancer - Colorectal cancer.
• cancer_death - Death from cancer.
• death - Death from any cause.
• major_cardio_event_after_2y - Major cardiovascular event, excluding the first 2 years of follow-up.
• myocardial_infarction_after_2y - Total myocardial infarction, excluding the first 2 years of follow-up.
• invasive_cancer_after_2y - Invasive cancer of any type, excluding the first 2 years of follow-up.
• cancer_death_after_2y - Death from cancer, excluding the first 2 years of follow-up.
• death_after_2y - Death from any cause, excluding the first 2 years of follow-up.

Source

Manson JE, et al. 2018. Marine n-3 Fatty Acids and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer. NEJMoa1811403. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1811403

Taken from: https://www.openintro.org/data/index.php?data=fish_oil_18.