| Title: | Joint and interactive associations of body mass index and genetic factors with cardiovascular disease: a prospective study in UK Biobank |
| Journal: | BMC Public Health |
| Published: | 2 Sep 2024 |
| Pubmed: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39223569/ |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-19916-6 |
Publication 13038
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Abstract
BackgroundBoth body mass index (BMI) and genetic factors independently contribute to cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, it is unclear whether genetic risk modifies the association between BMI and the risk of incident CVD. This study aimed to investigate whether BMI categories and genetic risk jointly and interactively contribute to incident CVD events, including hypertension (HTN), atrial fibrillation (AF), coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke, and heart failure (HF).MethodsA total of 496,851 participants from the UK Biobank with one or more new-onset CVD events were included in the analyses. BMI was categorized as normal weight (< 25.0 kg/m2), overweight (25.0-29.9 kg/m2), and obesity (≥ 30.0 kg/m2). Genetic risk for each outcome was defined as low (lowest tertile), intermediate (second tertile), and high (highest tertile) using polygenic risk score. The joint associations of BMI categories and genetic risk with incident CVD were investigated using Cox proportional hazard models. Additionally, additive interactions were evaluated.ResultsAmong the 496,851 participants, 270,726 (54.5%) were female, with a mean (SD) age was 56.5 (8.1) years. Over a median follow-up (IQR) of 12.4 (11.5-13.1) years, 102,131 (22.9%) participants developed HTN, 26,301 (5.4%) developed AF, 32,222 (6.9%) developed CHD, 10,684 (2.2%) developed stroke, and 13,304 (2.7%) developed HF. Compared with the normal weight with low genetic risk, the obesity with high genetic risk had the highest risk of CVD: HTN (HR: 3.96; 95%CI: 3.84-4.09), AF (HR: 3.60; 95%CI: 3.38-3.83), CHD (HR: 2.76; 95%CI: 2.61-2.91), stroke (HR: 1.44; 95%CI: 1.31-1.57), and HF (HR: 2.47; 95%CI: 2.27-2.69). There were significant additive interactions between BMI categories and genetic risk for HTN, AF, and CHD, with relative excess risk of 0.53 (95%CI: 0.43-0.62), 0.67 (95%CI: 0.51-0.83), and 0.37 (95%CI: 0.25-0.49), respectively.ConclusionsBMI and genetic factors jointly and interactively contribute to incident CVD, especially among participants with high genetic risk. These findings have public health implications for identifying populations more likely to have cardiovascular benefit from weight loss interventions.</p>
16 Keywords
- Adult
- Aged
- Biological Specimen Banks
- Body Mass Index
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Incidence
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Obesity
- Prospective Studies
- Risk Factors
- UK Biobank
- United Kingdom
13 Authors
- Ruyu Huang
- Xinxin Kong
- Rui Geng
- Jingwei Wu
- Tao Chen
- Jiong Li
- Chunjian Li
- Yaqian Wu
- Dongfang You
- Yang Zhao
- Zihang Zhong
- Senmiao Ni
- Jianling Bai
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