Obesity as a causal risk factor for deep venous thrombosis: a Mendelian randomization study
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Obesity as a causal risk factor for deep venous thrombosis : a Mendelian randomization study. / Klovaite, Jolanta; Benn, M; Nordestgaard, B G.
I: Journal of Internal Medicine, Bind 277, Nr. 5, 05.2015, s. 573-584.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Obesity as a causal risk factor for deep venous thrombosis
T2 - a Mendelian randomization study
AU - Klovaite, Jolanta
AU - Benn, M
AU - Nordestgaard, B G
N1 - © 2014 The Association for the Publication of the Journal of Internal Medicine.
PY - 2015/5
Y1 - 2015/5
N2 - OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that obesity is causally associated with deep venous thrombosis (DVT).DESIGN: A Mendelian randomization design.SETTING: The Copenhagen General Population Study and the Copenhagen City Heart Study combined.SUBJECTS: Body mass index (BMI) measurements were available for 87, 574 individuals of Danish descent from the adult general population. All subjects completed questionnaires and were genotyped for the FTO rs9939609 variant.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: First events of DVT with or without pulmonary embolism (PE).ANALYSIS: The results were assessed using Cox regression, instrumental variable analysis and Poisson regression.RESULTS: Observationally, the risk of DVT increased with increasing BMI (P-trend < 0.0001). The multivariable-adjusted hazard ratio [95% confidence interval (CI)] for DVT was 1.3 (1.1-1.6) in overweight, 1.8 (1.4-2.2) in moderately obese and 3.4 (2.6-4.6) in severely obese compared with normal-weight individuals. For DVT complicated by PE, corresponding hazard ratios (95% CI) were 1.2 (0.8-1.8), 2.1 (1.3-3.5) and 5.1 (2.8-9.2). FTO AA versus TT genotype was associated with a 2.4% increase in BMI with hazard ratios (95% CI) of 1.09 (0.95-1.25) for DVT and 1.54 (1.12-2.10) for DVT complicated by PE. In instrumental variable analysis, the causal odds ratio (95% CI) for an increase in BMI of 1 kg m(-2) was 1.13 (0.92-1.39) for DVT alone and 1.86 (1.14-3.02) for DVT complicated by PE. The absolute 10-year risk of DVT in a high-risk group (i.e. those aged >60 years and homozygous for Factor V Leiden) was 35% in obese individuals and 18% in normal-weight individuals.CONCLUSION: A strong observational association between obesity and DVT with or without PE, supported by a direct genetic association between the obesity-specific locus FTO and DVT with PE, implies that obesity is likely to be causally associated with DVT.
AB - OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that obesity is causally associated with deep venous thrombosis (DVT).DESIGN: A Mendelian randomization design.SETTING: The Copenhagen General Population Study and the Copenhagen City Heart Study combined.SUBJECTS: Body mass index (BMI) measurements were available for 87, 574 individuals of Danish descent from the adult general population. All subjects completed questionnaires and were genotyped for the FTO rs9939609 variant.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: First events of DVT with or without pulmonary embolism (PE).ANALYSIS: The results were assessed using Cox regression, instrumental variable analysis and Poisson regression.RESULTS: Observationally, the risk of DVT increased with increasing BMI (P-trend < 0.0001). The multivariable-adjusted hazard ratio [95% confidence interval (CI)] for DVT was 1.3 (1.1-1.6) in overweight, 1.8 (1.4-2.2) in moderately obese and 3.4 (2.6-4.6) in severely obese compared with normal-weight individuals. For DVT complicated by PE, corresponding hazard ratios (95% CI) were 1.2 (0.8-1.8), 2.1 (1.3-3.5) and 5.1 (2.8-9.2). FTO AA versus TT genotype was associated with a 2.4% increase in BMI with hazard ratios (95% CI) of 1.09 (0.95-1.25) for DVT and 1.54 (1.12-2.10) for DVT complicated by PE. In instrumental variable analysis, the causal odds ratio (95% CI) for an increase in BMI of 1 kg m(-2) was 1.13 (0.92-1.39) for DVT alone and 1.86 (1.14-3.02) for DVT complicated by PE. The absolute 10-year risk of DVT in a high-risk group (i.e. those aged >60 years and homozygous for Factor V Leiden) was 35% in obese individuals and 18% in normal-weight individuals.CONCLUSION: A strong observational association between obesity and DVT with or without PE, supported by a direct genetic association between the obesity-specific locus FTO and DVT with PE, implies that obesity is likely to be causally associated with DVT.
KW - Adult
KW - Aged
KW - Aged, 80 and over
KW - Body Mass Index
KW - Denmark
KW - Female
KW - Genotype
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Mendelian Randomization Analysis
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Obesity
KW - Pulmonary Embolism
KW - Risk Factors
KW - Venous Thrombosis
KW - Young Adult
U2 - 10.1111/joim.12299
DO - 10.1111/joim.12299
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 25161014
VL - 277
SP - 573
EP - 584
JO - Acta Medica Scandinavica
JF - Acta Medica Scandinavica
SN - 0955-7873
IS - 5
ER -
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