Anh M Tran1, Pandora L Wander2, Melissa K Thomas3, Donna L Leonetti4, Steven E Kahn2, Wilfred Y Fujimoto5, Edward J Boyko2. 1. Department of Medicine, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific St, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. Electronic address: myanh.tran88@gmail.com. 2. Department of Medicine, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific St, Seattle, WA 98195, USA; Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, 1660 S Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108, USA. 3. Eli Lilly and Company, 893 Delaware St, Indianapolis, IN 46225, USA. 4. Department of Anthropology, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific St, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. 5. Department of Medicine, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific St, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Greater visceral fat area (VFA) is associated with cardiometabolic outcomes. We sought to identify cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between amino acid (AA) levels and VFA in Japanese-Americans. METHODS: From the cohort of 342 Japanese-American participants (51% men) in a study of diabetes risk factors who were free from diabetes, we measured levels of 20 AA by mass spectrometry, height, weight, waist circumference (WC), VFA, subcutaneous fat area by single-slice CT at the umbilicus. Using AA significantly associated with VFA in univariate analyses, we created a VFA prediction index, termed the 4A index. We compared area under receiver-operating characteristic curve (AUROC) of the 4A index to WC and an existing AA index (Yamakado et al. Clin Obes 2012) in classifying VFA at different cutoff values. We fit age-adjusted linear regression models to evaluate associations between AA levels and change in VFA over 5 years. RESULTS: All 20 AA levels significantly detected VFA excess, but WC was better. The 4A index performed better than Yamakado index at classifying VFA ≥ 100 cm2 (0.798, 0.807 vs. 0.677, 0.671 for men and women, p < 0.0033) and VFA ≥ sex-specific median values (0.797, 0.786 vs. 0.676, 0.629 for men and women, p < 0.0017). AA significantly associated with change in VFA over 5 years were asparagine, glutamate, glutamine, glycine, methionine, proline, threonine in men; and histidine, isoleucine, tyrosine in women (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The 4A index can serve as a biomarker for VFA in Japanese-Americans and be considered for this purpose when WC is not available.
BACKGROUND: Greater visceral fat area (VFA) is associated with cardiometabolic outcomes. We sought to identify cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between amino acid (AA) levels and VFA in Japanese-Americans. METHODS: From the cohort of 342 Japanese-American participants (51% men) in a study of diabetes risk factors who were free from diabetes, we measured levels of 20 AA by mass spectrometry, height, weight, waist circumference (WC), VFA, subcutaneous fat area by single-slice CT at the umbilicus. Using AA significantly associated with VFA in univariate analyses, we created a VFA prediction index, termed the 4A index. We compared area under receiver-operating characteristic curve (AUROC) of the 4A index to WC and an existing AA index (Yamakado et al. Clin Obes 2012) in classifying VFA at different cutoff values. We fit age-adjusted linear regression models to evaluate associations between AA levels and change in VFA over 5 years. RESULTS: All 20 AA levels significantly detected VFA excess, but WC was better. The 4A index performed better than Yamakado index at classifying VFA ≥ 100 cm2 (0.798, 0.807 vs. 0.677, 0.671 for men and women, p < 0.0033) and VFA ≥ sex-specific median values (0.797, 0.786 vs. 0.676, 0.629 for men and women, p < 0.0017). AA significantly associated with change in VFA over 5 years were asparagine, glutamate, glutamine, glycine, methionine, proline, threonine in men; and histidine, isoleucine, tyrosine in women (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The 4A index can serve as a biomarker for VFA in Japanese-Americans and be considered for this purpose when WC is not available.
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