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- Title
Association of Vitamin E Levels with Metabolic Syndrome, and MRI-Derived Body Fat Volumes and Liver Fat Content.
- Authors
Waniek, Sabina; di Giuseppe, Romina; Plachta-Danielzik, Sandra; Ratjen, Ilka; Jacobs, Gunnar; Lieb, Wolfgang; Koch, Manja; Borggrefe, Jan; Both, Marcus; Müller, Hans-Peter; Kassubek, Jan; Nöthlings, Ute; Esatbeyoglu, Tuba; Rimbach, Gerald; Schlesinger, Sabrina
- Abstract
We aimed to relate circulating α- and γ-tocopherol levels to a broad spectrum of adiposity-related traits in a cross-sectional Northern German study. Anthropometric measures were obtained, and adipose tissue volumes and liver fat were quantified by magnetic resonance imaging in 641 individuals (mean age 61 years; 40.6% women). Concentrations of α- and γ-tocopherol were measured using high performance liquid chromatography. Multivariable-adjusted linear and logistic regression were used to assess associations of circulating α- and γ-tocopherol/cholesterol ratio levels with visceral (VAT) and subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT), liver signal intensity (LSI), fatty liver disease (FLD), metabolic syndrome (MetS), and its individual components. The α-tocopherol/cholesterol ratio was positively associated with VAT (β scaled by interquartile range (IQR): 0.036; 95%Confidence Interval (CI): 0.0003; 0.071) and MetS (Odds Ratio (OR): 1.83; 95% CI: 1.21-2.76 for 3rd vs. 1st tertile), and the γ-tocopherol/cholesterol ratio was positively associated with VAT (β scaled by IQR: 0.066; 95% CI: 0.027; 0.104), SAT (β scaled by IQR: 0.048; 95% CI: 0.010; 0.087) and MetS (OR: 1.87; 95% CI: 1.23-2.84 for 3rd vs. 1st tertile). α- and γ-tocopherol levels were positively associated with high triglycerides and low high density lipoprotein cholesterol levels (all Ptrend < 0.05). No association of α- and γ-tocopherol/cholesterol ratio with LSI/FLD was observed. Circulating vitamin E levels displayed strong associations with VAT and MetS. These observations lay the ground for further investigation in longitudinal studies.
- Subjects
ADIPOSE tissues; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY composition; HUMAN body composition; CHOLESTEROL; CONFIDENCE intervals; FATTY liver; HIGH performance liquid chromatography; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; VITAMIN E; MULTIPLE regression analysis; METABOLIC syndrome; CROSS-sectional method; ODDS ratio
- Publication
Nutrients, 2017, Vol 9, Issue 10, p1143
- ISSN
2072-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nu9101143