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  Vol. 275 No. 24, June 26, 1996 TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Serum folate and risk of fatal coronary heart disease

H. I. Morrison, D. Schaubel, M. Desmeules and D. T. Wigle
Cancer Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.

OBJECTIVE: To assess the relationship between serum folate level and the risk of fatal coronary heart disease (CHD) among men and women. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study with serum folate levels measured from September 1970 to December 1972, with follow-up through 1985. SETTING: Participants in the Nutrition Canada Survey. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 5056 Canadian men and women aged 35 to 79 years with no history of self-reported CHD. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Fifteen-year CHD mortality. RESULTS: A total of 165 CHD deaths were observed. We found a statistically significant association between serum folate level and risk of fatal CHD, with rate ratios for individuals in the lowest serum folate level category (<6.8 nmol/L [3 ng/mL]) compared with the highest category (>13.6 nmol/L [6 ng/mL]) of 1.69 (95% confidence interval, 1.10-2.61). CONCLUSIONS: These data indicate that low serum folate levels are associated with an increased risk of fatal CHD.

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