Trans fatty acids in adipose tissue and risk of myocardial infarction: A case-cohort study

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  • Marianne Uhre Jakobsen
  • Anders Gorst-Rasmussen
  • Helle H Eriksen
  • Jakob Stegger
  • Albert M Joensen
  • Tjønneland, Anne
  • Jørn Dyerberg
  • Erik B Schmidt
  • Kim Overvad

Background: The risk of coronary heart disease associated with intake of individual trans fatty acids (TFAs) is not clear. Adipose tissue content of TFAs is a biomarker of TFA intake and metabolism.

Objective: We investigated the rate of myocardial infarction (MI) associated with the adipose tissue content of total 18:1t, isomers of 18:1t (18:1 Δ6-10t and 18:1 Δ11t) and 18:2 Δ9c, 11t.

Methods: A case-cohort study, nested within the Danish Diet, Cancer and Health cohort (n = 57,053), was conducted, which included a random sample (n = 3156) of the total cohort and all incident MI cases (n = 2148) during follow-up (14 years). Information on MI cases was obtained by linkage with nationwide registers and validated. Adipose tissue was taken from the participants buttocks and the fatty acid composition was determined by gas chromatography.

Results: Women with higher adipose tissue content of total 18:1t had a 57% higher MI rate (quintiles 5 versus 1, hazard ratio, 1.57; 95% confidence interval, 1.12–2.20; P-trend = 0.011) and women with higher content of 18:1 Δ6-10t had a 76% higher MI rate (quintiles 5 versus 1, hazard ratio, 1.76; 95% confidence interval, 1.23–2.51; P-trend = 0.002). No association between 18:1 Δ11t content and MI rate was observed. In men, no associations between adipose tissue content of total 18:1t and 18:1 Δ6-10t and MI rate were observed. However, men with higher content of 18:1 Δ11t had a 48% higher MI rate (quintiles 5 versus 1, hazard ratio, 1.48; 95% confidence interval, 1.17–1.86; P-trend = 0.003). Adipose tissue content of 18:2 Δ9c, 11t was not associated with MI rate in women or men.

Conclusions: Adipose tissue content of 18:2 Δ9c, 11t was not associated with MI rate in women or men, whereas higher contents of isomers of 18:1t were associated with higher MI rates but the associations for individual 18:1t isomers differed, however, in women and men.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere0202363
JournalP L o S One
Volume13
Issue number8
Number of pages14
ISSN1932-6203
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018

    Research areas

  • Faculty of Science - Myocardial infarction, Adipose tissue, Fatty acids, Isomers, Diet, Diabetes mellitus, Physical activity, Hypertension

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