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ABSTRACT: Aims/hypothesis
Gene-macronutrient interactions may contribute to the development of type 2 diabetes but research evidence to date is inconclusive. We aimed to increase our understanding of the aetiology of type 2 diabetes by investigating potential interactions between genes and macronutrient intake and their association with the incidence of type 2 diabetes.Methods
We investigated the influence of interactions between genetic risk scores (GRSs) for type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance and BMI and macronutrient intake on the development of type 2 diabetes in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)-InterAct, a prospective case-cohort study across eight European countries (N = 21,900 with 9742 incident type 2 diabetes cases). Macronutrient intake was estimated from diets reported in questionnaires, including proportion of energy derived from total carbohydrate, protein, fat, plant and animal protein, saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fat and dietary fibre. Using multivariable-adjusted Cox regression, we estimated country-specific interaction results on the multiplicative scale, using random-effects meta-analysis. Secondary analysis used isocaloric macronutrient substitution.Results
No interactions were identified between any of the three GRSs and any macronutrient intake, with low-to-moderate heterogeneity between countries (I2 range 0-51.6%). Results were similar using isocaloric macronutrient substitution analyses and when weighted and unweighted GRSs and individual SNPs were examined.Conclusions/interpretation
Genetic susceptibility to type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance and BMI did not modify the association between macronutrient intake and incident type 2 diabetes. This suggests that macronutrient intake recommendations to prevent type 2 diabetes do not need to account for differences in genetic predisposition to these three metabolic conditions.
SUBMITTER: Li SX
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6445347 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Li Sherly X SX Imamura Fumiaki F Schulze Matthias B MB Zheng Jusheng J Ye Zheng Z Agudo Antonio A Ardanaz Eva E Aune Dagfinn D Boeing Heiner H Dorronsoro Miren M Dow Courtney C Fagherazzi Guy G Grioni Sara S Gunter Marc J MJ Huerta José María JM Ibsen Daniel B DB Jakobsen Marianne Uhre MU Kaaks Rudolf R Key Timothy J TJ Khaw Kay-Tee KT Kyrø Cecilie C Mancini Francesca Romana FR Molina-Portillo Elena E Murphy Neil N Nilsson Peter M PM Onland-Moret N Charlotte NC Palli Domenico D Panico Salvatore S Poveda Alaitz A Quirós J Ramón JR Ricceri Fulvio F Sluijs Ivonne I Spijkerman Annemieke M W AMW Tjonneland Anne A Tumino Rosario R Winkvist Anna A Langenberg Claudia C Sharp Stephen J SJ Riboli Elio E Scott Robert A RA Forouhi Nita G NG Wareham Nicholas J NJ
Diabetologia 20180317 6
<h4>Aims/hypothesis</h4>Gene-macronutrient interactions may contribute to the development of type 2 diabetes but research evidence to date is inconclusive. We aimed to increase our understanding of the aetiology of type 2 diabetes by investigating potential interactions between genes and macronutrient intake and their association with the incidence of type 2 diabetes.<h4>Methods</h4>We investigated the influence of interactions between genetic risk scores (GRSs) for type 2 diabetes, insulin resi ...[more]