Xiaoyan Hao1, Cong Ma1, Tianyuan Xiang1, Lei Ou1, Qiang Zeng1. 1. Health Management Institute, The Second Medical Center & National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the associations among the methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase rs1801133 C677T gene variant, food groups, and the risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in the Chinese population. METHODS: A study of gene polymorphism was conducted using the polymerase chain reaction method. A total of 4,049 adults participated in the study, and all underwent physical examination and genotyping. Participants filled out a dietary questionnaire to enable us to assess the frequency and quantity of food consumption. RESULTS: The important variables identified as risk factors of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease were age, smoking, sex, body mass index, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, and methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase genotype (T - allele carriers). The homocysteine content was higher in the non-alcoholic fatty liver disease group than in the control group, and was higher in the T- allele than C- allele carriers. The homocysteine content was the highest in the T- allele carriers. Additionally, certain food groups such as milk and beans were associated with a lower risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Food groups such as meat, were associated with a higher risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Fresh fruit and vegetables, salted and smoked foods, desserts, cereals, fish, and eggs were not associated with the risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. However, the influence of salted and smoked foods on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease was different in the C-allele and T-allele carriers of methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase (CT + TT vs. CC, OR = 1.196, P = 0.041 for 1-4 times food per week, OR = 1.580, P = 0.004 for 5-7 times per week). Similarly, salted and smoked foods were also a risk factor for the development of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. CONCLUSION: This study found that the T-allele of the C677T variant of methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase was a risk factor for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease among Chinese people. These results can likely aid the development of novel approaches for managing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease risk.
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the associations among the methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase rs1801133 C677T gene variant, food groups, and the risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in the Chinese population. METHODS: A study of gene polymorphism was conducted using the polymerase chain reaction method. A total of 4,049 adults participated in the study, and all underwent physical examination and genotyping. Participants filled out a dietary questionnaire to enable us to assess the frequency and quantity of food consumption. RESULTS: The important variables identified as risk factors of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease were age, smoking, sex, body mass index, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, and methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase genotype (T - allele carriers). The homocysteine content was higher in the non-alcoholic fatty liver disease group than in the control group, and was higher in the T- allele than C- allele carriers. The homocysteine content was the highest in the T- allele carriers. Additionally, certain food groups such as milk and beans were associated with a lower risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Food groups such as meat, were associated with a higher risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Fresh fruit and vegetables, salted and smoked foods, desserts, cereals, fish, and eggs were not associated with the risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. However, the influence of salted and smoked foods on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease was different in the C-allele and T-allele carriers of methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase (CT + TT vs. CC, OR = 1.196, P = 0.041 for 1-4 times food per week, OR = 1.580, P = 0.004 for 5-7 times per week). Similarly, salted and smoked foods were also a risk factor for the development of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. CONCLUSION: This study found that the T-allele of the C677T variant of methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase was a risk factor for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease among Chinese people. These results can likely aid the development of novel approaches for managing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease risk.
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