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Serum growth differentiation factor 11 is closely related to metabolic syndrome in a Chinese cohort.


ABSTRACT:

Aims/introduction

Despite increasing interest in growth differentiation factor 11 (GDF11) based on its involvement in age-related disorders, clinical implications - especially for metabolic diseases - remain unclear. Therefore, we assessed the association between serum GDF11 levels and metabolic disturbance in the Chinese population.

Materials and methods

A total of 381 individuals from the Shanghai Nicheng Cohort Study were included. In addition to anthropometry, laboratory and ultrasonography measurements, serum concentrations of GDF11 were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

Results

Circulating GDF11 concentrations were unchanged with age (r = -0.064, P = 0.210), but showed an inverse relationship to body mass index, waist circumference and fat-free mass index (all P < 0.05). Correlation analysis showed decreased GDF11 concentrations accompanied by elevated diastolic blood pressure, fasting and 2-h plasma glucose, triglycerides, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol after adjusting for sex, age and body mass index, whereas variations in aspartate aminotransferase and free thyroxine were consistent with GDF11 (all P < 0.05). Furthermore, people, especially men, with abnormal glycometabolism, body mass index and/or fat accumulation in the liver had lower serum levels of GDF11 (P < 0.05); an increase in metabolic syndrome morbidity along with the circulatory decline of GDF11 was found when stratified by GDF11-level quartiles (P-trend <0.001). Logistic regression showed that serum GDF11 levels were independently correlated with the presence of metabolic syndrome (odds ratio 0.665, 95% confidence interval 0.510-0.867, P = 0.003).

Conclusions

We confirmed GDF11 as an endocrine factor playing a significant role in multiple metabolic processes and an indicator of metabolic syndrome in the Chinese population, particularly in males.

SUBMITTER: Xu B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7858141 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Serum growth differentiation factor 11 is closely related to metabolic syndrome in a Chinese cohort.

Xu Bo B   Huang Yan Y   Zhang Rong R   Tang Mengyang M   He Zhen Z   Jin Li L   Zong Yicen Y   Hu Cheng C   Jia Weiping W  

Journal of diabetes investigation 20200805 2


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