| Title: | Mendelian randomisation and mediation analysis of self-reported walking pace and coronary artery disease |
| Journal: | Scientific Reports |
| Published: | 1 May 2024 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-60398-8 |
| URL: | https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-60398-8.pdf |
Publication 9779
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to assess the causal relationship between habitual walking pace and cardiovascular disease risk using a Mendelian randomisation approach. We performed both one- and two-sample Mendelian randomisation analyses in a sample of 340,000 European ancestry participants from UK Biobank, applying a range of sensitivity analyses to assess pleiotropy and reverse causality. We used a latent variable framework throughout to model walking pace as a continuous exposure, despite being measured in discrete categories, which provided more robust and interpretable causal effect estimates. Using one-sample Mendelian randomisation, we estimated that a 1 mph (i.e., 1.6 kph) increase in self-reported habitual walking pace corresponds to a 63% (hazard ratio (HR) = 0.37, 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.25-0.55, P = 2.0 × 10-6) reduction in coronary artery disease risk. Using conditional analyses, we also estimated that the proportion of the total effect on coronary artery disease mediated through BMI was 45% (95% CI 16-70%). We further validated findings from UK Biobank using two-sample Mendelian randomisation with outcome data from the CARDIoGRAMplusC4D consortium. Our findings suggest that interventions that seek to encourage individuals to walk more briskly should lead to protective effects on cardiovascular disease risk.</p>
4 Authors
- Iain R. Timmins
- Francesco Zaccardi
- Thomas Yates
- Frank Dudbridge
1 Application
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| 33266 | The role of cardiorespiratory fitness and physical behaviours in protecting against premature mortality |
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