Abstract
Background and objectivesPrevious studies have found the important gene-diet interactions on type 2 diabetes (T2D) incident but have not followed branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs), even though they have shown heterogeneous effectiveness in diabetes-related factors. So in this study, we aim to investigate whether dietary BCAAs interact with the genetic predisposition in relation to T2D risk and fasting glucose in Chinese adults.MethodsIn a case-control study nested in the Harbin Cohort Study on Diet, Nutrition and Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases, we obtained data for 434 incident T2D cases and 434 controls matched by age and sex. An unweighted genetic risk score (GRS) was calculated for 25 T2D-related single nucleotide polymorphisms by summation of the number of risk alleles for T2D. Multivariate logistic regression models and general linear regression models were used to assess the interaction between dietary BCAAs and GRS on T2D risk and fasting glucose.ResultsSignificant interactions were found between GRS and dietary BCAAs on T2D risk and fasting glucose (p for interaction = 0.001 and 0.004, respectively). Comparing with low GRS, the odds ratio of T2D in high GRS were 2.98 (95% CI 1.54–5.76) among those with the highest tertile of total BCAA intake but were non-significant among those with the lowest intake, corresponding to 0.39 (0.12) mmol/L versus − 0.07 (0.10) mmol/L fasting glucose elevation per tertile. Viewed differently, comparing extreme tertiles of dietary BCAAs, the odds ratio (95% CIs) of T2D risk were 0.46 (0.22–0.95), 2.22 (1.15–4.31), and 2.90 (1.54–5.47) (fasting glucose elevation per tertile: − 0.23 (0.10), 0.18 (0.10), and 0.26 (0.13) mmol/L) among participants with low, intermediate, and high genetic risk, respectively.ConclusionsThis study indicated that dietary BCAAs could amplify the genetic association with T2D risk and fasting glucose. Moreover, higher BCAA intake showed positive association with T2D when genetic predisposition was also high but changed to negative when genetic predisposition was low.
Highlights
According to the latest reports from International Diabetes Federation, 451 million adults worldwide were living with diabetes, a vast majority of whom had type 2 diabetes (T2D) [1, 2]
We examined the interactions between dietary branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) and genetic risk score (GRS) by including the main effects as well as the corresponding interaction terms in the models in the same time
In the current study, we found the significant interaction between dietary BCAAs and genetic predisposition related to T2D risk and fasting glucose in the prospective nested case-control study of Chinese
Summary
According to the latest reports from International Diabetes Federation, 451 million adults worldwide were living with diabetes, a vast majority of whom had type 2 diabetes (T2D) [1, 2]. Compelling evidence has shown that the etiology of T2D includes environmental factors, like diet, smoking, and physical activity [3]. On the basis of scientific evidence, many susceptibility genes of T2D have been identified to interact with environmental factors like diet [7,8,9]. Previous studies have found the important gene-diet interactions on type 2 diabetes (T2D) incident but have not followed branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs), even though they have shown heterogeneous effectiveness in diabetes-related factors. We aim to investigate whether dietary BCAAs interact with the genetic predisposition in relation to T2D risk and fasting glucose in Chinese adults
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