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Gene × physical activity interactions in obesity: combined analysis of 111,421 individuals of European ancestry. : combined analysis of 111,421 individuals of European ancestry

Ahmad, Shafqat LU ; Rukh, Gull LU ; V Varga, Tibor LU ; Ali, Ashfaq LU orcid ; Kurbasic, Azra LU ; Shungin, Dmitry LU ; Ericson, Ulrika LU ; Koivula, Robert LU ; Chu, Audrey Y and Rose, Lynda M , et al. (2013) In PLoS Genetics 9(7). p.1003607-1003607
Abstract
Numerous obesity loci have been identified using genome-wide association studies. A UK study indicated that physical activity may attenuate the cumulative effect of 12 of these loci, but replication studies are lacking. Therefore, we tested whether the aggregate effect of these loci is diminished in adults of European ancestry reporting high levels of physical activity. Twelve obesity-susceptibility loci were genotyped or imputed in 111,421 participants. A genetic risk score (GRS) was calculated by summing the BMI-associated alleles of each genetic variant. Physical activity was assessed using self-administered questionnaires. Multiplicative interactions between the GRS and physical activity on BMI were tested in linear and logistic... (More)
Numerous obesity loci have been identified using genome-wide association studies. A UK study indicated that physical activity may attenuate the cumulative effect of 12 of these loci, but replication studies are lacking. Therefore, we tested whether the aggregate effect of these loci is diminished in adults of European ancestry reporting high levels of physical activity. Twelve obesity-susceptibility loci were genotyped or imputed in 111,421 participants. A genetic risk score (GRS) was calculated by summing the BMI-associated alleles of each genetic variant. Physical activity was assessed using self-administered questionnaires. Multiplicative interactions between the GRS and physical activity on BMI were tested in linear and logistic regression models in each cohort, with adjustment for age, age(2), sex, study center (for multicenter studies), and the marginal terms for physical activity and the GRS. These results were combined using meta-analysis weighted by cohort sample size. The meta-analysis yielded a statistically significant GRS × physical activity interaction effect estimate (Pinteraction = 0.015). However, a statistically significant interaction effect was only apparent in North American cohorts (n = 39,810, Pinteraction = 0.014 vs. n = 71,611, Pinteraction = 0.275 for Europeans). In secondary analyses, both the FTO rs1121980 (Pinteraction = 0.003) and the SEC16B rs10913469 (Pinteraction = 0.025) variants showed evidence of SNP × physical activity interactions. This meta-analysis of 111,421 individuals provides further support for an interaction between physical activity and a GRS in obesity disposition, although these findings hinge on the inclusion of cohorts from North America, indicating that these results are either population-specific or non-causal. (Less)
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Adult, Alleles, Body Mass Index, European Continental Ancestry Group/genetics, Female, Genetic Association Studies, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Humans, Logistic Models, Male, Motor Activity/genetics, Obesity/epidemiology, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Risk Factors, Surveys and Questionnaires
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PLoS Genetics
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9
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7
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e1003607
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1003607 - 1003607
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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1553-7404
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10.1371/journal.pgen.1003607
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English
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  abstract     = {{Numerous obesity loci have been identified using genome-wide association studies. A UK study indicated that physical activity may attenuate the cumulative effect of 12 of these loci, but replication studies are lacking. Therefore, we tested whether the aggregate effect of these loci is diminished in adults of European ancestry reporting high levels of physical activity. Twelve obesity-susceptibility loci were genotyped or imputed in 111,421 participants. A genetic risk score (GRS) was calculated by summing the BMI-associated alleles of each genetic variant. Physical activity was assessed using self-administered questionnaires. Multiplicative interactions between the GRS and physical activity on BMI were tested in linear and logistic regression models in each cohort, with adjustment for age, age(2), sex, study center (for multicenter studies), and the marginal terms for physical activity and the GRS. These results were combined using meta-analysis weighted by cohort sample size. The meta-analysis yielded a statistically significant GRS × physical activity interaction effect estimate (Pinteraction = 0.015). However, a statistically significant interaction effect was only apparent in North American cohorts (n = 39,810, Pinteraction = 0.014 vs. n = 71,611, Pinteraction = 0.275 for Europeans). In secondary analyses, both the FTO rs1121980 (Pinteraction = 0.003) and the SEC16B rs10913469 (Pinteraction = 0.025) variants showed evidence of SNP × physical activity interactions. This meta-analysis of 111,421 individuals provides further support for an interaction between physical activity and a GRS in obesity disposition, although these findings hinge on the inclusion of cohorts from North America, indicating that these results are either population-specific or non-causal.}},
  author       = {{Ahmad, Shafqat and Rukh, Gull and V Varga, Tibor and Ali, Ashfaq and Kurbasic, Azra and Shungin, Dmitry and Ericson, Ulrika and Koivula, Robert and Chu, Audrey Y and Rose, Lynda M and Ganna, Andrea and Qi, Qibin and Stančáková, Alena and Sandholt, Camilla H and Elks, Cathy E and Curhan, Gary and Jensen, Majken K and Tamimi, Rulla M and Allin, Kristine H and Jørgensen, Torben and Brage, Soren and Langenberg, Claudia and Aadahl, Mette and Grarup, Niels and Linneberg, Allan and Paré, Guillaume and Magnusson, Patrik K E and Pedersen, Nancy L and Boehnke, Michael and Hamsten, Anders and Mohlke, Karen L and Pasquale, Louis T and Pedersen, Oluf and Scott, Robert A and Ridker, Paul M and Ingelsson, Erik and Laakso, Markku and Hansen, Torben and Qi, Lu and Wareham, Nicholas J and Chasman, Daniel I and Hallmans, Göran and Hu, Frank B and Renström, Frida and Orho-Melander, Marju and Franks, Paul}},
  issn         = {{1553-7404}},
  keywords     = {{Adult; Alleles; Body Mass Index; European Continental Ancestry Group/genetics; Female; Genetic Association Studies; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Humans; Logistic Models; Male; Motor Activity/genetics; Obesity/epidemiology; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; Risk Factors; Surveys and Questionnaires}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{7}},
  pages        = {{1003607--1003607}},
  publisher    = {{Public Library of Science (PLoS)}},
  series       = {{PLoS Genetics}},
  title        = {{Gene × physical activity interactions in obesity: combined analysis of 111,421 individuals of European ancestry. : combined analysis of 111,421 individuals of European ancestry}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/1317305/4191792.pdf}},
  doi          = {{10.1371/journal.pgen.1003607}},
  volume       = {{9}},
  year         = {{2013}},
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