TY - JOUR
T1 - Changes in metabolomics profiles over ten years and subsequent risk of developing type 2 diabetes
T2 - Results from the Nurses' Health Study
AU - Wittenbecher, Clemens
AU - Guasch-Ferré, Marta
AU - Haslam, Danielle E.
AU - Dennis, Courtney
AU - Li, Jun
AU - Bhupathiraju, Shilpa N.
AU - Lee, Chih Hao
AU - Qi, Qibin
AU - Liang, Liming
AU - Eliassen, A. Heather
AU - Clish, Clary
AU - Sun, Qi
AU - Hu, Frank B.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021
PY - 2022/1
Y1 - 2022/1
N2 - Background: Metabolomics profiles were consistently associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D) risk, but evidence on long-term metabolite changes and T2D incidence is lacking. We examined the associations of 10-year plasma metabolite changes with subsequent T2D risk. Methods: We conducted a nested T2D case-control study (n=244 cases, n=244 matched controls) within the Nurses' Health Study. Repeated metabolomics profiling (170 targeted metabolites) was conducted in participant blood specimens from 1989/1990 and 2000/2001, and T2D occurred between 2002 and 2008. We related 10-year metabolite changes (Δ-values) to subsequent T2D risk using conditional logistic models, adjusting for baseline metabolite levels and baseline levels and concurrent changes of BMI, diet quality, physical activity, and smoking status. Findings: The 10-year changes of thirty-one metabolites were associated with subsequent T2D risk (false discovery rate-adjusted p-values [FDR]<0.05). The top three high T2D risk-associated 10-year changes were (odds ratio [OR] per standard deviation [SD], 95%CI): Δisoleucine (2.72, 1.97-3.79), Δleucine (2.53, 1.86-3.47), and Δvaline (1.93, 1.52-2.44); other high-risk-associated metabolite changes included alanine, tri-/diacylglycerol-fragments, short-chain acylcarnitines, phosphatidylethanolamines, some vitamins, and bile acids (ORs per SD between 1.31and 1.82). The top three low T2D risk-associated 10-year metabolite changes were (OR per SD, 95% CI): ΔN-acetylaspartic acid (0.54, 0.42-0.70), ΔC20:0 lysophosphatidylethanolamine (0.68, 0.56-0.82), and ΔC16:1 sphingomyelin (0.68, 0.56-0.83); 10-year changes of other sphingomyelins, plasmalogens, glutamine, and glycine were also associated with lower subsequent T2D risk (ORs per SD between 0.66 and 0.78). Interpretation: Repeated metabolomics profiles reflecting the long-term deterioration of amino acid and lipid metabolism are associated with subsequent risk of T2D.
AB - Background: Metabolomics profiles were consistently associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D) risk, but evidence on long-term metabolite changes and T2D incidence is lacking. We examined the associations of 10-year plasma metabolite changes with subsequent T2D risk. Methods: We conducted a nested T2D case-control study (n=244 cases, n=244 matched controls) within the Nurses' Health Study. Repeated metabolomics profiling (170 targeted metabolites) was conducted in participant blood specimens from 1989/1990 and 2000/2001, and T2D occurred between 2002 and 2008. We related 10-year metabolite changes (Δ-values) to subsequent T2D risk using conditional logistic models, adjusting for baseline metabolite levels and baseline levels and concurrent changes of BMI, diet quality, physical activity, and smoking status. Findings: The 10-year changes of thirty-one metabolites were associated with subsequent T2D risk (false discovery rate-adjusted p-values [FDR]<0.05). The top three high T2D risk-associated 10-year changes were (odds ratio [OR] per standard deviation [SD], 95%CI): Δisoleucine (2.72, 1.97-3.79), Δleucine (2.53, 1.86-3.47), and Δvaline (1.93, 1.52-2.44); other high-risk-associated metabolite changes included alanine, tri-/diacylglycerol-fragments, short-chain acylcarnitines, phosphatidylethanolamines, some vitamins, and bile acids (ORs per SD between 1.31and 1.82). The top three low T2D risk-associated 10-year metabolite changes were (OR per SD, 95% CI): ΔN-acetylaspartic acid (0.54, 0.42-0.70), ΔC20:0 lysophosphatidylethanolamine (0.68, 0.56-0.82), and ΔC16:1 sphingomyelin (0.68, 0.56-0.83); 10-year changes of other sphingomyelins, plasmalogens, glutamine, and glycine were also associated with lower subsequent T2D risk (ORs per SD between 0.66 and 0.78). Interpretation: Repeated metabolomics profiles reflecting the long-term deterioration of amino acid and lipid metabolism are associated with subsequent risk of T2D.
KW - Amino acids
KW - Change analysis
KW - Lipids
KW - Metabolomics
KW - Prospective cohort study
KW - Repeated measurements
KW - Type 2 diabetes
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ebiom.2021.103799
DO - 10.1016/j.ebiom.2021.103799
M3 - Article
C2 - 34979341
AN - SCOPUS:85121985887
SN - 2352-3964
VL - 75
JO - EBioMedicine
JF - EBioMedicine
M1 - 103799
ER -
