Abstract
Purpose
The association of complex dietary patterns with circulating selenoprotein P (SELENOP) levels in humans is unknown. In a general population sample, we aimed to identify a dietary pattern explaining inter-individual variation in circulating SELENOP concentrations and to study this pattern in relation to prevalent diabetes, metabolic syndrome (MetS), MRI-determined total volumes of visceral (VAT) and subcutaneous (SAT) abdominal adipose tissue, and liver signal intensity/fatty liver disease.
Methods
In this cross-sectional study, serum SELENOP levels were measured in 853 individuals. In a subsample of 553 participants, whole-body MRI was performed to assess body fat distribution and liver fat. Dietary intake was assessed by a self-administered food frequency questionnaire and the dietary pattern identified using reduced-rank regression (RRR). Multivariable linear and logistic regressions were used to investigate associations between dietary pattern score and metabolic traits.
Results
Characterized by high intake of fruit, vegetables and antioxidant beverages, the RRR-derived dietary pattern displayed inverse associations with VAT, SAT, MetS, and prevalent diabetes in multivariable-adjusted restricted cubic splines. Each unit increase in dietary pattern score was associated with 31% higher SELENOP levels, 12% lower VAT (95% CI: − 19%; − 5%), 13% (95% CI: − 20%; − 6%) lower SAT values and 46% (95% CI: 27%; 60%) and 53% (95% CI: 22%; 72%) lower odds of having MetS or diabetes, respectively. No meaningful relations were observed between the dietary pattern and liver traits.
Conclusions
Our observations propose diet-related regulation in SELENOP levels and that the identified dietary pattern is inversely related to VAT, SAT, MetS, and prevalent diabetes.
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R.d.G. is supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft Excellence Cluster “Inflammation at Interfaces” (Grant EXC306/2). Koch M. is recipient of a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship from the German Research Foundation (DFG, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft). The PopGen 2.0 network is supported by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Grant 01EY1103).
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di Giuseppe, R., Plachta-Danielzik, S., Koch, M. et al. Dietary pattern associated with selenoprotein P and MRI-derived body fat volumes, liver signal intensity, and metabolic disorders. Eur J Nutr 58, 1067–1079 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-018-1624-2
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