ASSOCIATION OF PLASMA LIPID METABOLITES WITH ANKLE-BRACHIAL INDEX IN THE LONG LIFE FAMILY STUDY. (20th December 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kuipers, Allison; Cvejkus, Ryan; Thyagarajan, Bharat; Patti, Gary; Feitosa, Mary; Mengel-From, Jonas; Barinas-Mitchell, Emma; Zmuda, Joseph
• Is Part Of: Innovation in aging. Volume 6(2022)Supplement 1
• Page Start: 395
• Page End: 396
• Publication Date: 2022-12-20
• Subjects: Aging -- Periodicals; Gerontology -- Periodicals; 612.67
• DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igac059.1557
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2399-5300

Abstract

Abstract: We tested the association of lipid metabolites with ankle-brachial index (ABI) in the LLFS. Minimum ABI from doppler was used. Participants underwent phlebotomy after >8 hours fasting. Plasma metabolites were isolated via solid phase extraction. Lipid metabolites (N=193) were measured using RPLC-MS and corrected for batch effects in 948 participants. We used linear mixed models adjusted for age, sex, site, fasting, and relatedness. Twenty metabolites were associated with ABI (FDR P<0.05), of which 17/20 were triacyclglycerol (TAG) species, plus cholesterol ester (22:6), phosphatidylcholine (35:7), and phosphatidylethanolamine (38:7). After additional adjustment for traditional ABI risk factors, only two TAGs (50:1, 42:0) were significantly associated after multiple testing correction. While not significant in the base model, the metabolite lysophosphatidylcholine (18:3) demonstrated a marginally significant protective association after full adjustment (P=0.014). While triglycerides are known correlates of atherosclerotic deposition, these findings may identify novel metabolic correlates of peripheral vascular health in long-lived individuals.