Heart rate is associated with markers of fatty acid desaturation: the GOCADAN study

Objectives: To determine if heart rate (HR) is associated with desaturation indexes as HR is associated with arrhythmia and sudden death. Study design: A community based cross-sectional study of 1214 Alaskan Inuit. Methods: Data of FA concentrations from plasma and red blood cell membranes from thos...

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Published in:International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Main Authors: Sven O.E. Ebbesson, Juan C. Lopez-Alvarenga, Peter M. Okin, Richard B. Devereux, Maria Elizabeth Tejero, William S. Harris, Lars O.E. Ebbesson, Jean W. MacCluer, Charlotte Wenger, Sandra Laston, Richard R. Fabsitz, John Kennish, William J. Howard, Barbara V. Howard, Jason Umans, Anthony G. Comuzzie
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2012
Subjects:
Inuit
diet
fatty acid metabolism
CVD risk factors
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Alaskan Inuit
Circumpolar Health
International Journal of Circumpolar Health
inuit
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v71i0.17343
https://doaj.org/article/71b79711613543319522ca657308185f
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Summary:Objectives: To determine if heart rate (HR) is associated with desaturation indexes as HR is associated with arrhythmia and sudden death. Study design: A community based cross-sectional study of 1214 Alaskan Inuit. Methods: Data of FA concentrations from plasma and red blood cell membranes from those ≥35 years of age (n = 819) were compared to basal HR at the time of examination. Multiple linear regression with backward stepwise selection was employed to analyze the effect of the desaturase indexes on HR, after adjustment for relevant covariates. Results: The Δ5 desaturase index (Δ5-DI) measured in serum has recently been associated with a protective role for cardiovascular disease. This index measured here in plasma and red blood cells showed a negative correlation with HR. The plasma stearoyl-CoA-desaturase (SCD) index, previously determined to be related to cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality, on the other hand, was positively associated with HR, while the Δ6 desaturase index (Δ6-DI) had no significant effect on HR. Conclusion: Endogenous FA desaturation is associated with HR and thereby, in the case of SCD, possibly with arrhythmia and sudden death, which would at least partially explain the previously observed association between cardiovascular mortality and desaturase activity.

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