Department of Epidemiology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food, Nutrition and Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
J Nutr. 2020 Jun 1;150(6):1488-1498. doi: 10.1093/jn/nxaa039.
The total and specific types of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) related to metabolic syndrome (MetS) remain inconsistent.
We assessed the association of erythrocyte n-3 and n-6 PUFAs with MetS and the components of MetS in a cohort population.
This prospective analysis included 2754 participants (aged 40-75 y) from the Guangzhou Nutrition and Health Study (2008-2019) in China. Erythrocyte PUFAs at baseline were measured using gas chromatography. MetS was assessed every 3 y according to the updated National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III criteria. Multivariable Cox proportional hazard models were used to evaluate HRs and 95% CIs.
We identified 716 incident cases of MetS. The primary analyses showed that the HRs (95% CIs) of MetS (tertile 3 versus 1) were 0.67 (0.56, 0.80) for n-3 PUFAs and 0.70 (0.58, 0.85) for n-6 PUFAs (all Ps trend <0.001). The secondary outcomes showed that, higher erythrocyte very-long-chain (VLC) PUFAs [20:3n-3, docosapentaenoic acid (DPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), arachidonic acid (ARA), and 22:4n-6], but lower α-linolenic acid (ALA) and γ-linolenic acid (GLA), tended to be associated with lower incidences of MetS and its components; among individual MetS components, the associations of PUFAs were more pronounced for hypertriglyceridemia (HTG) and hypertension, followed by low high-density lipoproten (HDL) cholesterol. Significantly higher concentrations of n-3 PUFAs (total, DPA, and DHA) and n-6 PUFAs (total, ARA, and 22:4) were observed in participants with improved (versus progressed) status of MetS (all Ps trend ≤0.003).
This study reveals that higher erythrocyte VLC n-3 and n-6 PUFAs, but lower 18-carbon PUFAs (ALA and GLA), are associated with lower risks of MetS components (HTG, hypertension, and low HDL cholesterol) and thereby lower MetS incidence in Chinese adults.
与代谢综合征(MetS)相关的多不饱和脂肪酸(PUFAs)的总量和具体类型仍不一致。
我们评估了红细胞 n-3 和 n-6 PUFAs 与队列人群中 MetS 及其成分的相关性。
本前瞻性分析包括来自中国广州营养与健康研究(2008-2019 年)的 2754 名参与者(年龄 40-75 岁)。使用气相色谱法测量基线时的红细胞 PUFAs。根据更新的国家胆固醇教育计划成人治疗小组 III 标准,每 3 年评估一次 MetS。多变量 Cox 比例风险模型用于评估 HRs 和 95%CI。
我们确定了 716 例 MetS 新发病例。主要分析表明,MetS(三分位 3 与 1)的 HR(95%CI)分别为 n-3 PUFAs 的 0.67(0.56,0.80)和 n-6 PUFAs 的 0.70(0.58,0.85)(所有 Ptrend<0.001)。次要结局表明,红细胞长链(VLC)PUFAs[20:3n-3、二十二碳五烯酸(DPA)、二十二碳六烯酸(DHA)、花生四烯酸(ARA)和 22:4n-6]浓度较高,但 α-亚麻酸(ALA)和 γ-亚麻酸(GLA)浓度较低,与 MetS 及其成分的发生率较低有关;在个别 MetS 成分中,PUFAs 与高甘油三酯血症(HTG)和高血压的相关性更为显著,其次是低高密度脂蛋白(HDL)胆固醇。与 MetS 状态(进展或改善)相比,参与者的 n-3 PUFAs(总、DPA 和 DHA)和 n-6 PUFAs(总、ARA 和 22:4)浓度显著升高(所有 Ptrend≤0.003)。
本研究表明,红细胞 VLC n-3 和 n-6 PUFAs 浓度较高,而 18 碳 PUFAs(ALA 和 GLA)浓度较低,与中国成年人 MetS 成分(HTG、高血压和低 HDL 胆固醇)的风险降低以及 MetS 发生率降低相关。