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- Title
Type 2 diabetes, glycaemic traits, structural brain capacity and cognitive function: A Mendelian randomization analysis.
- Authors
Luo, Manjun; Sun, Mengting; Wang, Tingting; Wei, Jianhui; Ruan, Xiaorui; Chen, Kebin; Ou, Jun; Chen, Yige; Qin, Jiabi
- Abstract
Aim: To estimate the causal associations of type 2 diabetes and glycaemic traits with cognitive function, and to determine the potential mediating role of various brain imaging‐derived phenotypes (IDPs) using Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis. Methods: Using publicly available summary data, we performed a series of univariable and multivariable MR analysis to infer causality. Two‐step MR analysis was then conducted in turn to evaluate the potential mediating role of each brain IDP. Results: There was no evidence of causal associations between type 2 diabetes and cognitive function outcomes. Each 1‐SD unit higher genetically predicted fasting proinsulin was associated with worse cognitive performance, as evidenced by both univariable (beta: −0.022; 95% confidence interval [CI] −0.038, −0.007) and multivariable MR analysis (beta: −0.027; 95% CI −0.048, −0.005). In addition, the univariable MR analysis identified several causal associations between fasting proinsulin and brain IDPs, and between brain IDPs and cognitive performance. The inverse association of genetically predicted fasting proinsulin with cognitive performance did not attenuate after adjusting for each of the brain IDPs in multivariable MR analysis. Conclusions: The present MR study provided credible evidence for the causal association between genetically predicted fasting proinsulin and cognitive function, informing a potential diagnosis and intervention target for patients with cognitive impairment. No significant brain IDP included in this study was identified as lying on the causal pathway from fasting proinsulin to cognitive performance. Future research involving more specific and granular brain IDP or other brain process is warranted to explore the potential biological mechanism underlying the association.
- Subjects
TYPE 2 diabetes; COGNITIVE ability; PROINSULIN; COGNITION disorders; CONFIDENCE intervals
- Publication
Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism, 2024, Vol 26, Issue 9, p3618
- ISSN
1462-8902
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/dom.15702