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ArticleScientific reports2023

The metabolomic profiling of total fat and fat distribution in a multi-cohort study of women and men.

Rui Zheng, Karl Michaëlsson, Tove Fall, Sölve Elmståhl, Lars Lind

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Rui ZhengDepartment of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. rui.zheng@uu.se.
Karl MichaëlssonDepartment of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Tove FallDepartment of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Sölve ElmståhlDivision of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.
Lars LindDepartment of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.

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Abstract

Currently studies aiming for the comprehensive metabolomics profiling of measured total fat (%) as well as fat distribution in both sexes are lacking. In this work, bioimpedance analysis was applied to measure total fat (%) and fat distribution (trunk to leg ratio). Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry-based untargeted metabolomics was employed to profile the metabolic signatures of total fat (%) and fat distribution in 3447 participants from three Swedish cohorts (EpiHealth, POEM and PIVUS) using a discovery-replication cross-sectional study design. Total fat (%) and fat distribution were associated with 387 and 120 metabolites in the replication cohort, respectively. Enriched metabolic pathways for both total fat (%) and fat distribution included protein synthesis, branched-chain amino acids biosynthesis and metabolism, glycerophospholipid metabolism and sphingolipid metabolism. Four metabolites were mainly related to fat distribution: glutarylcarnitine (C5-DC), 6-bromotryptophan, 1-stearoyl-2-oleoyl-GPI (18:0/18:1) and pseudouridine. Five metabolites showed different associations with fat distribution in men and women: quinolinate, (12Z)-9,10-dihydroxyoctadec-12-enoate (9,10-DiHOME), two sphingomyelins and metabolonic lactone sulfate. To conclude, total fat (%) and fat distribution were associated with a large number of metabolites, but only a few were exclusively associated with fat distribution and of those metabolites some were associated with sex*fat distribution. Whether these metabolites mediate the undesirable effects of obesity on health outcomes remains to be further investigated.

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Amino Acids, Branched-ChainMetabolomicsChromatography, LiquidCohort StudiesCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleAmino Acids, Branched-Chain

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PMID37429905
PMCPMC10333321

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