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Association between Blood Manganese Levels and Visceral Adipose Tissue in the United States: A Population-Based Study

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NUTRIENTS
Volume 14, Issue 22, Pages -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nu14224770

Keywords

manganese; visceral adipose tissue; visceral obesity; NHANES; epidemiology

Funding

  1. National Key R&D Program of China [2021YFC2700605]
  2. National Natural Science Foundation of China [82071700]
  3. 333 High-level Talent Training Project of the Jiangsu Province [(2022) 3-16-425]

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This study found a positive association between blood Mn levels and visceral adipose tissue (VAT) mass as well as the risk of visceral obesity. The association was stronger in males, especially those with lower family income-to-poverty ratio.
Background: Manganese (Mn) is an essential trace element with a narrow toxic margin for human health. The association between Mn exposure and adverse visceral adipose tissue (VAT) accumulation is unclear. Objective: This study aimed to estimate the associations of blood Mn levels with VAT mass or visceral obesity in the general population in the United States. Method: This cross-sectional study included data of 7297 individuals released by National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). VAT was quantified with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, and blood Mn was measured using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. The generalized linear model and generalized additive model (GAM) were applied to estimate the linear and non-linear associations between Mn levels and VAT mass, respectively. Logistic regression was used to estimate the associations between blood Mn levels and the risk of visceral obesity. Results: Fully adjusted generalized linear regression revealed that individuals in the higher quantile of Mn had increased VAT mass compared with those in the lower quantile (beta per quantile change = 0.025; 95% CI of 0.017, 0.033; p < 0.001). Positive associations were also observed in males and females (males: beta per quantile change = 0.012, 95% CI of 0.002, 0.022 (p = 0.020); female: beta per quantile change = 0.036; 95% CI of 0.023, 0.048 (p < 0.001)). The GAM illustrated that the non-linear associations between blood Mn levels and VAT mass were in U-shape patterns (effective degree of freedom >1 in total participants, males, and females). A stratified analysis found significant interactions between Mn and the family income-to-poverty ratio (PIR) in males, with stronger associations in males with a PIR < 1.3 (beta = 0.109; 95% CI of 0.048, 0.170). Additional analyses revealed that individuals in the highest quantile of Mn had a 39% higher risk of visceral obesity (OR = 1.39; 95% CI of 1.15-1.69; p < 0.001). Conclusions: Higher blood Mn levels were positively associated with increased VAT mass and visceral obesity risk. The adverse VAT phenotype associated with excessive blood Mn levels should be further investigated.

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