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ABSTRACT: Background
Metabolomics profiling has shown promise in elucidating the biological pathways underpinning mortality, but there are limited data in female populations.Methods
We applied a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry metabolomics platform to EDTA-plasma to measure 470 metabolites at baseline in a discovery set of 943 postmenopausal women (including 417 incident deaths, median time to death of 10.6?years) with validation in an independent set of 1355 postmenopausal women (including 685 deaths, median time to death of 9.1?years) in the Women's Health Initiative.Results
Eight new metabolites were discovered to be associated with all-cause mortality. Findings included protective effects of increased levels of three amino acids (asparagine, homoarginine and tryptophan) and docosatrienoic acid; and detrimental effects of increased levels of C4-OH-carnitine, hexadecanedioate and two purine/pyrimidines (N2, N2-dimethylguanosine and N4-acetylcytidine). In addition, a set of nine previously published metabolite associations were replicated. A metabolite score comprising 17 metabolites was associated with mortality (P?ConclusionsOur study fills a gap in the literature by identifying eight novel metabolite associations with all-cause mortality in women, using a robust study design involving independent discovery and validation datasets.
SUBMITTER: Balasubramanian R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7124492 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Balasubramanian Raji R Paynter Nina P NP Giulianini Franco F Manson JoAnn E JE Zhao Yibai Y Chen Jiu-Chiuan JC Vitolins Mara Z MZ Albert Christine A CA Clish Clary C Rexrode Kathryn M KM
International journal of epidemiology 20200201 1
<h4>Background</h4>Metabolomics profiling has shown promise in elucidating the biological pathways underpinning mortality, but there are limited data in female populations.<h4>Methods</h4>We applied a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry metabolomics platform to EDTA-plasma to measure 470 metabolites at baseline in a discovery set of 943 postmenopausal women (including 417 incident deaths, median time to death of 10.6 years) with validation in an independent set of 1355 postmenopausal ...[more]