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ArticleInternational journal of obesity (2005)2024

Novel genomic variants related to visceral adiposity index (VAI) and body adiposity index (BAI) in Indian sib-pairs.

Tripti Agarwal, Tanica Lyngdoh, Rajesh Khadgawat, Frank Dudbridge, Sanjay Kinra, Caroline Relton, George Davey Smith, Shah Ebrahim, Dorairaj Prabhakaran, Giriraj Ratan Chandak and 2 more

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Tripti AgarwalIndian Institute of Public Health-Delhi, Public Health Foundation of India, Delhi, India.
Tanica LyngdohIndian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, India.
Rajesh KhadgawatAll India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Frank DudbridgeDepartment of Population Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8817-8908
Sanjay KinraDepartment of Non-Communicable Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene, and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Caroline ReltonMRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2052-4840
George Davey SmithMRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1407-8314
Shah EbrahimDepartment of Non-Communicable Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene, and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Dorairaj PrabhakaranCentre for Chronic Disease Control, New Delhi, India.
Giriraj Ratan ChandakGenomic Research in Complex diseases (GRC Group), CSIR-Centre for Cellular, and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, India.ORCID 0000-0002-3095-9453
Vipin GuptaDepartment of Anthropology, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India. drvipiing@gmail.com.
Gagandeep Kaur WaliaAcademy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India. gkaurw@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-8081-2284

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backgroundObesity is among the leading public health threats globally. Over the last few years, visceral adiposity index (VAI), and body adiposity index (BAI), derived from anthropometric, and biochemical measures, have gained importance as a measure of obesity. However, unlike other common indices like body mass index, and waist circumference, the genetic predisposition of VAI, and BAI under-examined.

methods2265 sib-pairs from Indian Migration Study were used for examining the association of genetic variants from the Cardio-Metabochip array with VAI, and BAI. Mixed linear regression models were run, and all inferences were based on the within-sib component of the Fulker's association models. Gene-environment/lifestyle interaction analyses were also undertaken.

resultsrs6659428 at LOC400796 | SEC16B (β = 0.26, SE = 0.05), and rs7611535 at DRD3 | LOC645180 (β = 0.18, SE = 0.04) were associated with VAI at suggestive significance value of <8.21 × 10

conclusionWe report three novel genetic loci for VAI, and BAI in Indians that are important indicators of adiposity. These findings need to be replicated and validated with larger samples from different ethnicities. Further, functional studies for understanding the biological mechanisms of these adiposity indices need to be undertaken to understand the underlying pathophysiology.

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AdiposityAdultBody Mass IndexFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansIndiaIntra-Abdominal FatMaleMiddle AgedObesity, Abdominal

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