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Metabolic Age Based on the BBMRI-NL 1 H-NMR Metabolomics Repository as Biomarker of Age-related Disease
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Background: The blood metabolome incorporates cues from the environment and the host’s genetic background, potentially offering a holistic view of an individual’s health status. Methods: We have compiled a vast resource of proton nuclear magnetic resonance metabolomics and phenotypic data encompassing over 25 000 samples derived from 26 community and hospital-based cohorts. Results: Using this resource, we constructed a metabolomics-based age predictor (metaboAge) to calculate an individual’s biological age. Exploration in independent cohorts demonstrates that being judged older by one’s metabolome, as compared with one’s chronological age, confers an increased risk on future cardiovascular disease, mortality, and functionality in older individuals. A web-based tool for calculating metaboAge ( metaboage.researchlumc.nl ) allows easy incorporation in other epidemiological studies. Access to data can be requested at bbmri.nl/samples-images-data . Conclusions: In summary, we present a vast resource of metabolomics data and illustrate its merit by constructing a metabolomics-based score for biological age that captures aspects of current and future cardiometabolic health.
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- van den Akker, E. B., Trompet, S., Barkey Wolf, J. J. H., Beekman, M., Suchiman, H. E. D., Deelen, J., Asselbergs, F. W., Boersma, E., Cats, D., Elders, P. M., Geleijnse, J. M., Ikram, M. A., Kloppenburg, M., Mei, H., Meulenbelt, I., Mooijaart, S. P., Nelissen, R. G. H. H., Netea, M. G., Penninx, B. W. J. H., Slofstra, M., Stehouwer, C. D. A., Swertz, M. A., Teunissen, C. E., Terwindt, G. M., ‘t Hart, L. M., van den Maagdenberg, A. M. J. M., van der Harst, P., van der Horst, I. C. C., van der Kallen, C. J. H., van Greevenbroek, M. M. J., van Spil, W. E., Wijmenga, C., Zhernakova, A., Zwinderman, A. H., Sattar, N., Jukema, J. W., van Duijn, C. M., Boomsma, D. I., Reinders, M. J. T., & Slagboom, P. E.
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- Department of Molecular Epidemiology (E.B.v.d.A., J.J.H.B.W., M.B., H.E.D.S., J.D., D.C., H.M., I.M., L.M.‘t.H., P.E.S.)
- Leiden University Medical Center (NL)
- University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
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- Department of General Practice and Elderly Care Medicine (P.M.E.), VU University Medical Center, the Netherlands.
- University of Bonn (DE)
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- Department of Human Genetics (A.M.J.M.v.d.M.), Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Critical Care (I.C.C.v.d.H.), University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands.
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- van den Akker, Erik B.
- Trompet, Stella
- Beekman, Marian
- Suchiman, H. Eka D.
- Deelen, Joris
- Asselbergs, Folkert W.
- Boersma, Eric
- Cats, Davy
- Elders, Petra M.
- Geleijnse, J. Marianne
- Ikram, M. Arfan
- Mei, Haillang
- Meulenbelt, Ingrid
- Mooijaart, Simon P.
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- Penninx, Brenda W.J.H.
- Stehouwer, Coen D.A.
- Swertz, Morris A.
- Teunissen, Charlotte E.
- Terwindt, Gisela M.
- ‘t Hart, Leen M.
- van der Harst, Pim
- van der Horst, Iwan C.C.
- van der Kallen, Carla J.H.
- van Spil, W. Erwin
- Wijmenga, Cisca
- Zhernakova, Alexandra
- Zwinderman, Aeilko H.
- Sattar, Naveed
- Jukema, J. Wouter
- van Duijn, Cornelia M.
- Boomsma, Dorret I.
- Reinders, Marcel J.T.
- Slagboom, P. Eline
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- Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine
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- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Aging › Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
- Keywords
- metabolic age, biological age, blood metabolome, age-related diseases, cardiovascular risk, mortality, functional capacity, age prediction, 1H NMR metabolomics, cardiometabolic health, web-based calculator
- MeSH terms
- Aging, Cardiovascular Diseases, Humans, Netherlands, Risk Factors, User-Computer Interface, Biomarkers, Proportional Hazards Models, Metabolomics, Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
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