High blood pressure mediated the effect of fasting insulin level on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease risk: A Mendelian randomization study
Objective The interactions between fasting insulin levels, high blood pressure and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are still unclear. We examined the causal mechanisms between these three cardiometabolic traits using Mendelian randomization (MR) approach by utilizing genetic instruments. Me...
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Published in | Digital health Vol. 9; p. 20552076231216682 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
London, England
SAGE Publications
01.01.2023
Sage Publications Ltd SAGE Publishing |
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Summary: | Objective
The interactions between fasting insulin levels, high blood pressure and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are still unclear. We examined the causal mechanisms between these three cardiometabolic traits using Mendelian randomization (MR) approach by utilizing genetic instruments.
Methods
Three different genome-wide association studies resources of European ancestry were utilized for the present study. Two-sample MRs were used to assess causal effects between fasting insulin levels, high blood pressure and NAFLD. Multivariate MR was used to calculate the mediating effect. The inverse variance-weighted method was used as the main analysis method.
Results
Our study confirmed a causal effect of fasting insulin levels (IVW-OR = 9.54, P = 0.001) and high blood pressure (IVW-OR = 3.926, P = 0.005) on NAFLD risk. And fasting insulin level was positively casually associated with high blood pressure risk (IVW-OR = 1.170, P < 0.001). However, the impact of high blood pressure on fasting insulin levels was still uncertain because of the presence of horizontal pleiotropy. Reverse MR showed NAFLD had a positive correlation with fasting insulin levels (IVW-OR = 1.010, P < 0.001) and a negative causal effect on high blood pressure risk (IVW-OR = 0.997, P = 0.037). Combined the multivariate MR result revealed high blood pressure partially mediated the contribution of fasting insulin level to NAFLD risk (proportion mediated: 9.091%).
Conclusions
Our study suggests there is a bidirectional causal relationship between fasting insulin levels and NAFLD. High blood pressure seems to play a mediating role in the development of NAFLD caused by changes in fasting insulin levels. However, it is uncertain whether high blood pressure is a mediator between NAFLD and the risk of fasting insulin level. |
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ISSN: | 2055-2076 2055-2076 |
DOI: | 10.1177/20552076231216682 |