Is the adiposity-associated FTO gene variant related to all-cause mortality independent of adiposity?: Meta-analysis of data from 169,551 Caucasian adults

E Zimmermann; L H Ängquist; S S Mirza; J H Zhao; D I Chasman; K. Fischer; Q Qi; A V Smith; M Thinggaard; M N Jarczok; M A Nalls; S Trompet; N J Timpson; B Schmidt; A U Jackson; L P Lyytikäinen; N Verweij; M Mueller-Nurasyid; M Vikström; P Marques-Vidal; A Wong; K Meidtner; R P Middelberg; R J Strawbridge; L Christiansen; K O Kyvik; A Hamsten; T Jääskeläinen; A Tjønneland; J G Eriksson; J B Whitfield; H Boeing; R Hardy; P Vollenweider; K Leander; A Peters; P van der Harst; M Kumari; T Lehtimäki; A Meirhaeghe; J Tuomilehto; K-H Jöckel; Y Ben-Shlomo; N Sattar; S E Baumeister; G Davey Smith; J P Casas; D K Houston; W März; T I A Sørensen; FTO-Mortality Collaborating Group

doi:10.1111/obr.12263

Is the adiposity-associated FTO gene variant related to all-cause mortality independent of adiposity? Meta-analysis of data from 169,551 Caucasian adults

E Zimmermann, L H Ängquist, S S Mirza, J H Zhao, D I Chasman, K. Fischer, Q Qi, A V Smith, M Thinggaard, M N Jarczok, M A Nalls, S Trompet, N J Timpson, B Schmidt, A U Jackson, L P Lyytikäinen, N Verweij, M Mueller-Nurasyid, M Vikström, P Marques-VidalA Wong, K Meidtner, R P Middelberg, R J Strawbridge, L Christiansen, K O Kyvik, A Hamsten, T Jääskeläinen, A Tjønneland, J G Eriksson, J B Whitfield, H Boeing, R Hardy, P Vollenweider, K Leander, A Peters, P van der Harst, M Kumari, T Lehtimäki, A Meirhaeghe, J Tuomilehto, K-H Jöckel, Y Ben-Shlomo, N Sattar, S E Baumeister, G Davey Smith, J P Casas, D K Houston, W März, T I A Sørensen, FTO-Mortality Collaborating Group

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Abstract

Previously, a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), rs9939609, in the FTO gene showed a much stronger association with all-cause mortality than expected from its association with body mass index (BMI), body fat mass index (FMI) and waist circumference (WC). This finding implies that the SNP has strong pleiotropic effects on adiposity and adiposity-independent pathological pathways that leads to increased mortality. To investigate this further, we conducted a meta-analysis of similar data from 34 longitudinal studies including 169,551 adult Caucasians among whom 27,100 died during follow-up. Linear regression showed that the minor allele of the FTO SNP was associated with greater BMI (n=169,551; 0.32kgm^-2; 95% CI 0.28-0.32, P<1×10^-32), WC (n=152,631; 0.76cm; 0.68-0.84, P<1×10^-32) and FMI (n=48,192; 0.17kgm^-2; 0.13-0.22, P=1.0×10^-13). Cox proportional hazard regression analyses for mortality showed that the hazards ratio (HR) for the minor allele of the FTO SNPs was 1.02 (1.00-1.04, P=0.097), but the apparent excess risk was eliminated after adjustment for BMI and WC (HR: 1.00; 0.98-1.03, P=0.662) and for FMI (HR: 1.00; 0.96-1.04, P=0.932). In conclusion, this study does not support that the FTO SNP is associated with all-cause mortality independently of the adiposity phenotypes.

Original language	English
Journal	Obesity Reviews
Volume	16
Issue number	4
Pages (from-to)	327-40
Number of pages	14
ISSN	1467-7881
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.12263
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2015

Keywords

Adiposity
Body Mass Index
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Genetic Variation
Genome-Wide Association Study
Humans
Obesity
Observational Studies as Topic
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
Proteins
Waist Circumference

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Zimmermann, E., Ängquist, L. H., Mirza, S. S., Zhao, J. H., Chasman, D. I., Fischer, K., Qi, Q., Smith, A. V., Thinggaard, M., Jarczok, M. N., Nalls, M. A., Trompet, S., Timpson, N. J., Schmidt, B., Jackson, A. U., Lyytikäinen, L. P., Verweij, N., Mueller-Nurasyid, M., Vikström, M., ... FTO-Mortality Collaborating Group (2015). Is the adiposity-associated FTO gene variant related to all-cause mortality independent of adiposity? Meta-analysis of data from 169,551 Caucasian adults. Obesity Reviews, 16(4), 327-40. https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.12263

Zimmermann, E, Ängquist, LH, Mirza, SS, Zhao, JH, Chasman, DI, Fischer, K, Qi, Q, Smith, AV, Thinggaard, M, Jarczok, MN, Nalls, MA, Trompet, S, Timpson, NJ, Schmidt, B, Jackson, AU, Lyytikäinen, LP, Verweij, N, Mueller-Nurasyid, M, Vikström, M, Marques-Vidal, P, Wong, A, Meidtner, K, Middelberg, RP, Strawbridge, RJ, Christiansen, L, Kyvik, KO, Hamsten, A, Jääskeläinen, T, Tjønneland, A, Eriksson, JG, Whitfield, JB, Boeing, H, Hardy, R, Vollenweider, P, Leander, K, Peters, A, van der Harst, P, Kumari, M, Lehtimäki, T, Meirhaeghe, A, Tuomilehto, J, Jöckel, K-H, Ben-Shlomo, Y, Sattar, N, Baumeister, SE, Davey Smith, G, Casas, JP, Houston, DK, März, W, Sørensen, TIA & FTO-Mortality Collaborating Group 2015, 'Is the adiposity-associated FTO gene variant related to all-cause mortality independent of adiposity? Meta-analysis of data from 169,551 Caucasian adults', Obesity Reviews, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 327-40. https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.12263

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