Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS AND RESULTS: In the EPIC-Norfolk community-based study, we examined baseline fasting levels of TMAO and two of its nutrient precursors, choline and betaine, in a case:control design study comparing apparently European healthy middle-aged participants who subsequently develop CVD (Cases, n = 908) vs those who did not (Controls, n = 1,273) over an ensuing average follow-up period of 8 years. In participants who developed CVD vs controls, higher plasma TMAO (3.70 [IQR 2.50-6.41]μM vs 3.25 [IQR 2.19-52,1.15]μM; P < .001) and choline levels (9.09 [IQR 7.87-10.53]μM vs 8.89 [IQR 7.66-10.13]μM; P = .001) were observed. Following adjustments for traditional risk factors, elevated TMAO (adjusted odds ratio (OR) 1.58 [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.21-2.06], P < .001) and choline levels (adjusted OR 1.31 [95%CI 1.00-1.72], P < .05) remained predictive of incident CVD development. The clinical prognostic utility of TMAO remained significant and essentially unchanged regardless of the level of cutoff chosen between 1.5 uM (10%ile) to 10.5 uM (90%ile). CONCLUSION: In apparently healthy participants of the community-based middle-aged EPIC-Norfolk population, elevated plasma levels of the gut microbe-dependent metabolite TMAO, and its nutrient precursor choline, predict incident risk for CVD development independent of traditional risk factors.
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Authors | W H Wilson Tang, Xinmin S Li, Yuping Wu, Zeneng Wang, Kay-Tee Khaw, Nicholas J Wareham, Max Nieuwdorp, S Matthijs Boekholdt, Stanley L Hazen |
Journal | American heart journal
(Am Heart J)
Vol. 236
Pg. 80-86
(06 2021)
ISSN: 1097-6744 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 33626384
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
- Methylamines
- trimethyloxamine
- Choline
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Topics |
- Aged
- Case-Control Studies
- Choline
(blood)
- Coronary Artery Disease
(diagnosis, epidemiology, metabolism)
- Correlation of Data
- Female
- Gastrointestinal Microbiome
(physiology)
- Healthy Volunteers
- Humans
- Male
- Methylamines
(blood)
- Middle Aged
- Predictive Value of Tests
- Prognosis
- Risk Factors
- United Kingdom
(epidemiology)
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