Individual omega-9 monounsaturated fatty acids and mortality—The Ludwigshafen Risk and Cardiovascular Health Study

•Omega-9 fatty acid proportions are directly associated with mortality. •Omega-9 fatty acids are directly correlated with markers of inflammation and endothelial dysfunction. •Nervonic acid is an independent predictor of mortality. •The association of oleic acid with risk might be U shaped. Background The association of polyunsaturated omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids with mortality has been extensively studied. Far less is known about the...