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Table 4 Burden of disease related to Baltic herring and salmon consumption

From: Health effects of nutrients and environmental pollutants in Baltic herring and salmon: a quantitative benefit-risk assessment

Response

Exposure agent

DALYs per year, mean (95% CI)

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

Sweden

Cancer (all)

TEQ

160 (0, 1300)

57 (0, 370)

150 (0, 1300)

260 (0, 2200)

Cancer (breast)

Omega-3

− 310 (− 3700, 0)

−55 (− 450, 0.002)

−130 (− 1400, 0)

− 330 (− 4000, 0)

Child’s IQ

DHA

−88 (− 1000, 0)

−180 (− 1300, 0)

− 58 (− 370, 0)

− 540 (− 7600, 0)

Child’s IQ

MeHg

390 (0, 1900)

170 (0, 1100)

56 (0, 270)

370 (0, 6100)

Depression

Fish

−130 (− 1200, 0)

−79 (− 430, 0)

− 170 (− 1300, 0)

− 420 (− 3000, 0)

Heart (CHD)

ALA

3.1 (− 220, 290)

− 20 (− 150, 37)

− 40 (− 560, 280)

−47 (− 880, 510)

Heart (CHD)

Omega-3

−190 (− 2600, 200)

− 120 (− 1400, 69)

−300 (− 2300, 120)

− 530 (− 7300, 820)

Infertility

TEQ

110 (0, 1100)

66 (−23, 410)

44 (0, 470)

75 (0, 460)

Mortality

Fish

−2200 (− 20,000, 0)

−1200 (− 8300, 0)

− 2800 (− 21,000, 0)

− 5600 (− 44,000, 0)

Tooth defect

TEQ

160 (0, 2400)

38 (0, 170)

11 (0, 130)

34 (0, 480)

TWI 2001

TEQ

400 (0, 6000)

87 (0, 1400)

180 (0, 2400)

460 (0, 6100)

TWI 2018

TEQ

690 (0, 7400)

310 (0, 2100)

660 (0, 5700)

1000 (0, 12,000)

Vitamin D intake

Vitamin D

−88 (− 490, 0)

−42 (− 340, 0)

− 59 (− 420, 0)

−200 (− 1800, 0)