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ABSTRACT: Background
High alcohol consumption is a major cause of morbidity, yet alcohol is associated with both favourable and adverse effects on cardiometabolic risk markers. We aimed to characterize the associations of usual alcohol consumption with a comprehensive systemic metabolite profile in young adults.Methods
Cross-sectional associations of alcohol intake with 86 metabolic measures were assessed for 9778 individuals from three population-based cohorts from Finland (age 24-45 years, 52% women). Metabolic changes associated with change in alcohol intake during 6-year follow-up were further examined for 1466 individuals. Alcohol intake was assessed by questionnaires. Circulating lipids, fatty acids and metabolites were quantified by high-throughput nuclear magnetic resonance metabolomics and biochemical assays.Results
Increased alcohol intake was associated with cardiometabolic risk markers across multiple metabolic pathways, including higher lipid concentrations in HDL subclasses and smaller LDL particle size, increased proportions of monounsaturated fatty acids and decreased proportion of omega-6 fatty acids, lower concentrations of glutamine and citrate (P?2?=?0.83, slope?=?0.72?±?0.04).Conclusions
Alcohol consumption is associated with a complex metabolic signature, including aberrations in multiple biomarkers for elevated cardiometabolic risk. The metabolic signature tracks with long-term changes in alcohol consumption. These results elucidate the double-edged effects of alcohol on cardiovascular risk.
SUBMITTER: Wurtz P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5100616 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Würtz Peter P Cook Sarah S Wang Qin Q Tiainen Mika M Tynkkynen Tuulia T Kangas Antti J AJ Soininen Pasi P Laitinen Jaana J Viikari Jorma J Kähönen Mika M Lehtimäki Terho T Perola Markus M Blankenberg Stefan S Zeller Tanja T Männistö Satu S Salomaa Veikko V Järvelin Marjo-Riitta MR Raitakari Olli T OT Ala-Korpela Mika M Leon David A DA
International journal of epidemiology 20160805 5
<h4>Background</h4>High alcohol consumption is a major cause of morbidity, yet alcohol is associated with both favourable and adverse effects on cardiometabolic risk markers. We aimed to characterize the associations of usual alcohol consumption with a comprehensive systemic metabolite profile in young adults.<h4>Methods</h4>Cross-sectional associations of alcohol intake with 86 metabolic measures were assessed for 9778 individuals from three population-based cohorts from Finland (age 24-45 year ...[more]