Association of Circulating Very Long-Chain Saturated Fatty Acids With Cardiovascular Mortality in NHANES 2003-2004, 2011-2012

© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Endocrine Society..

CONTEXT: Limited studies have shown a protective effect of very long-chain saturated fatty acids (VLSFAs) on healthy aging, diabetes, heart failure, and risk factors related to cardiovascular disease (CVD), but the role of VLSFAs on mortality risk is unclear.

OBJECTIVE: We aimed to investigate the association of serum docosanoic acid (C22:0) and serum lignoceric acid (C24:0) with all-cause and disease-specific mortality and to confirm the effect of VLSFAs on mortality risk in the whole, hyperlipidemia, and hypertensive populations.

METHODS: A total of 4132 individuals from the 2003-2004, 2011-2012 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) were included in this study. There were 1326 and 1456 participants in the hyperlipidemia and hypertensive population, respectively. Mortality information was confirmed using the National Death Index (NDI). Multiple model calibration was performed using Cox regression analysis for known risk factors to explore the association between circulating VLSFAs and all-cause or CVD or coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality.

RESULTS: In the whole population, individuals with higher circulating C22:0 and C24:0 as a percentage of total serum fatty acid levels reduced the risks of mortality of all-cause (C22:0: HR = .409; 95% CI, 0.271-0.618; C24:0: HR = 0.430; 95% CI, 0.283-0.651), CVD (C22:0: HR = 0.286; 95% CI, 0.134-0.612; C24:0: HR = 0.233; 95% CI, 0.101-0.538), and CHD (C22:0: HR = 0.401; 95% CI, 0.187-0.913; C24:0: HR = 0.263; 95% CI, 0.082-0.846). Similar to the whole population, individuals with higher circulating C22:0 and C24:0 as a percentage of total serum fatty acid levels in the hyperlipidemia and hypertensive populations were also protective for all-cause, CHD, and CVD mortality.

CONCLUSION: Our results confirm the protective effect of high levels of circulating VLSFAs (C22:0 and C24:0) on CVD, CHD, and all causes of death in the whole, hyperlipidemia, and hypertensive populations.

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ErratumIn: J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2023 Nov 02;:. - PMID 37934859

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:109

Enthalten in:

The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 109(2024), 2 vom: 18. Jan., Seite e633-e645

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tao, Xinmiao [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Lin [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Pingnan [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Jinxia [VerfasserIn]
Ming, Zhu [VerfasserIn]
Dang, Keke [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yuntao [VerfasserIn]
Li, Ying [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

All-cause mortality
Cardiovascular mortality
Coronary heart mortality
Fatty Acids
Hyperlipidemia population
Hypertensive population
Journal Article
Very long-chain saturated fatty acids

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Date Completed 19.01.2024

Date Revised 21.01.2024

published: Print

ErratumIn: J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2023 Nov 02;:. - PMID 37934859

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1210/clinem/dgad561

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NLM362351015