Clinical and genetic associations with hypertriglyceridemic waist in a Canadian aboriginal population.
OBJECTIVE
To determine the prevalence of 'hypertriglyceridemic waist' (HTGW) in Oji-Cree, to examine its interaction with hepatic nuclear factor-1alpha (HNF1A) in association with type 2 diabetes, and to characterize its putative genetic determinants.


METHODS
The presence or absence of HTGW was determined in 522 Oji-Cree subjects (223 males, 299 females), >or=18 years of age, in whom physical measurements and fasting plasma analyte concentrations were gathered, and a 75-g oral glucose tolerance test was administered, as part of a cross-sectional study. Subjects were genotyped for HNF1A codon 319, angiotensinogen (AGT) codons 174 and 235, G-protein beta3-subunit (GNB3) nucleotide 825, fatty acid-binding protein (FABP2) codon 54, nucleotides -455 and -482 of the apolipoprotein (apo) C-III (APOC3) promoter, and a 5-bp insertion/deletion polymorphism within the 3'-untranslated region of protein phosphatase 1 regulatory subunit 3 (PPP1R3).


RESULTS
The unadjusted prevalence of HTGW in Oji-Cree adults was 20.5%, with more males affected than females (27.8 vs 15.1%, P=0.0004). Logistic regression analysis, adjusted for age and gender, showed type 2 diabetes was associated with both HNF1A G319S (odds ratio (OR) 4.85, 95% CI 2.45, 9.58) and HTGW (OR 4.96, 95% CI 2.49, 9.88). When the HNF1A mutation and HTGW were present in combination, the OR for type 2 diabetes was markedly increased (OR 43.2, 95% CI 12.4, 150). In women only, both GNB3 825C>T and FABP2 A54T genotypes were significantly associated with HTGW (OR 2.02, 95% CI 1.01, 4.05 and OR 1.95, 95% CI 1.01, 3.74, respectively).


CONCLUSIONS
HTGW is prevalent in Oji-Cree, especially in men. The ORs for type 2 diabetes were similar ( approximately 5-fold) for subjects with either the presence of HTGW or the private HNF1A G319S mutation. These two independent risk factors acted synergistically to confer an even greater increased risk of type 2 diabetes.
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Blackburn Cardiovascular Genetics Laboratory, Robarts Research Institute and University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
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Harris
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D050153:Abdominal Fat / Q000473:pathology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000886:Anthropometry; D001824:Body Constitution / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000235:genetics; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000208:ethnology / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D051538:Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-alpha / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D015228:Hypertriglyceridemia / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009154:Mutation; D012737:Sex Factors
C496487:HNF1A protein, human; D051538:Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-alpha