Associations of Y chromosomal haplogroups with cardiometabolic risk factors and subclinical vascular measures in males during childhood and adolescence



O'Keeffe, Linda M, Howe, Laura D, Fraser, Abigail, Hughes, Alun D ORCID: 0000-0001-5432-5271, Wade, Kaitlin H, Anderson, Emma L, Lawlor, Debbie A, Erzurumluoglu, A Mesut, Davey-Smith, George, Rodriguez, Santiago
et al (show 1 more authors) (2018) Associations of Y chromosomal haplogroups with cardiometabolic risk factors and subclinical vascular measures in males during childhood and adolescence. Atherosclerosis, 274. pp. 94-103.

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Abstract

<h4>Background and aims</h4>Males have greater cardiometabolic risk than females, though the reasons for this are poorly understood. The aim of this study was to examine the association between common Y chromosomal haplogroups and cardiometabolic risk during early life.<h4>Methods</h4>In a British birth cohort, we examined the association of Y chromosomal haplogroups with trajectories of cardiometabolic risk factors from birth to 18 years and with carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity, carotid intima media thickness and left ventricular mass index at age 18. Haplogroups were grouped according to their phylogenetic relatedness into categories of R, I, E, J, G and all other haplogroups combined (T, Q, H, L, C, N and O). Risk factors included BMI, fat and lean mass, systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure, pulse rate, triglycerides, high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c), non-HDL-c and c-reactive protein. Analyses were performed using multilevel models and linear regression, as appropriate.<h4>Results</h4>Y chromosomal haplogroups were not associated with any cardiometabolic risk factors from birth to 18 years. For example, at age 18, the difference in SBP comparing each haplogroup with haplogroup R was -0.39 mmHg (95% Confidence Interval (CI): -0.75, 1.54) for haplogroup I, 2.56 mmHg (95% CI: -0.76, 5.89) for haplogroup E, -0.02 mmHg (95% CI: -2.87, 2.83) for haplogroup J, 1.28 mmHg (95% CI: -4.70, 2.13) for haplogroup G and -2.75 mmHg (95% CI: -6.38, 0.88) for all other haplogroups combined.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Common Y chromosomal haplogroups are not associated with cardiometabolic risk factors during childhood and adolescence or with subclinical cardiovascular measures at age 18.

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Additional Information: publisher: Elsevier articletitle: Associations of Y chromosomal haplogroups with cardiometabolic risk factors and subclinical vascular measures in males during childhood and adolescence journaltitle: Atherosclerosis articlelink: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2018.04.027 content_type: article copyright: © 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.
Uncontrolled Keywords: Chromosomes, Human, Y, Humans, Cardiovascular Diseases, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Prognosis, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors, Longitudinal Studies, Prospective Studies, Age Factors, Sex Factors, Health Status, Haplotypes, Phenotype, Time Factors, Adolescent, Child, Child, Preschool, Infant, Infant, Newborn, England, Male, Asymptomatic Diseases, Metabolic Syndrome
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Date Deposited: 07 Feb 2019 11:26
Last Modified: 11 Sep 2023 20:50
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2018.04.027
Open Access URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2018.04....
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3032430