Lifestyle Factors and Genetic Variants on 2 Biological Age Measures : Evidence From 94 443 Taiwan Biobank Participants

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BACKGROUND: Biological age (BA) can be estimated by phenotypes and is useful for predicting life span and health span. Levine et al. proposed a PhenoAge and a BioAge to measure BA. Although there have been studies investigating the genetic predisposition to BA acceleration in Europeans, little has been known regarding this topic in Asians.

METHODS: I have estimated PhenoAgeAccel (age-adjusted PhenoAge) and BioAgeAccel (age-adjusted BioAge) of 94 443 Taiwan Biobank (TWB) participants, wherein 25 460 TWB1 participants formed a discovery cohort and 68 983 TWB2 individuals constructed a replication cohort. Lifestyle factors and genetic variants associated with PhenoAgeAccel and BioAgeAccel were investigated through regression analysis and a genome-wide association study.

RESULTS: A unit (kg/m2) increase of body mass index was associated with a 0.177-year PhenoAgeAccel (95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.163-0.191, p = 6.0 × 10-129) and 0.171-year BioAgeAccel (95% CI = 0.165-0.177, p = 0). Smokers on average had a 1.134-year PhenoAgeAccel (95% CI = 0.966-1.303, p = 1.3 × 10-39) compared with nonsmokers. Drinkers on average had a 0.640-year PhenoAgeAccel (95% CI = 0.433-0.847, p = 1.3 × 10-9) and 0.193-year BioAgeAccel (95% CI = 0.107-0.279, p = 1.1 × 10-5) relative to nondrinkers. A total of 11 and 4 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were associated with PhenoAgeAccel and BioAgeAccel (p < 5 × 10-8 in both TWB1 and TWB2), respectively.

CONCLUSIONS: A PhenoAgeAccel-associated SNP (rs1260326 in GCKR) and 2 BioAgeAccel-associated SNPs (rs7412 in APOE; rs16998073 near FGF5) were consistent with the finding from the UK Biobank. The lifestyle analysis shows that prevention from obesity, cigarette smoking, and alcohol consumption is associated with a slower rate of biological aging.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:77

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The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences - 77(2022), 6 vom: 01. Juni, Seite 1189-1198

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lin, Wan-Yu [VerfasserIn]

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Biomarkers
Genetics
Journal Article
Longevity
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 03.06.2022

Date Revised 10.06.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/gerona/glab251

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM32970897X