Protective Effects of Dietary MUFAs Mediating Metabolites against Hypertension Risk in the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study.

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Metabolites related to dietary factors can be used to identify biological markers to prevent metabolic disease. However, most studies have been conducted in the United States and Europe, and those in the Asian region are limited. We investigated the effects of dietary monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) and metabolites on new-onset hypertension in the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study. METHOD AND RESULTS: A total of 1529 subjects without hypertension were divided into tertiles of dietary MUFAs intake. After a 4-year follow-up, 135 serum metabolites were measured using the AbsoluteIDQ p180 kit. During the 4-year follow-up period, 193 new-onset hypertension incidences were observed. The highest MUFAs intake group was inversely associated with the risk of hypertension compared with the lowest MUFAs intake group (odds ratio (OR) = 0.49, (95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.29-0.82)). Of the 135 metabolites, eight were significantly associated with MUFAs intake. Phosphatidylcholine-diacyl (PC aa) C 381 and hydroxysphingomyelin (SM OH) C 161 were associated with a decrease in hypertension risk (PC aa C 381, OR = 0.60 (95% CI = 0.37-0.96); SM OH C 161, OR = 0.42 (95% CI = 0.20-0.90)). The highest MUFAs intake group had a significantly decreased risk of hypertension, even considering PC aa C 381 and SM (OH) C 161 as a mediator. CONCLUSION: We confirmed that dietary MUFAs intake, and PC aa C 381 and SM (OH) C 161 had protective effects against hypertension. Furthermore, high MUFAs intake combined with PC aa C 381 and SM (OH) C 161 has the most significant effect on reducing the risk hypertension.