Mild hyperbilirubinaemia as an endogenous mitigator of overweight and obesity – implications for improved metabolic health

Autor(en)

Nazlisadat Seyed Khoei, Annemarie Grindel, Marlies Wallner, Christine Mölzer, Daniel Doberer, Rodrig Marculescu, Andrew Bulmer, Karl-Heinz Wagner

Abstrakt

Background and aims: Mild endogenous elevation of unconjugated bilirubin (UCB) as seen in Gilbert's syndrome (GS), might mitigate cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors including overweight/obesity. This study aimed to determine whether hyperbilirubinaemia is linked to improved anthropometric data and lipid profile. Methods: Our study considered GS and age-/gender-matched healthy controls (n = 248). Additionally, obese female type 2 diabetic patients (DM2) (n = 26) were included as a “disease control group”. Results: BMI, hip circumference (HC), and lipid profile were significantly lower in GS. UCB was inversely correlated with BMI (p <0.001), HC as well as with fat mass (FM) and lipid variables (p < 0.05). Moreover, DM2 patients had significantly lower UCB compared to GS and healthy controls. Older GS subjects (≥35 years) had significantly reduced anthropometric data and improved lipid profile. Conclusions: Our results propose that the health promoting potential of mild hyperbilirubinaemia may extend to protection from age-related weight gain and dyslipidaemia.

Organisation(en)

Department für Ernährungswissenschaften

Externe Organisation(en)

Medizinische Universität Wien, Fachhochschule Joanneum, University of Aberdeen, Griffith University

Journal

Atherosclerosis

Band

269

Seiten

306–311

Anzahl der Seiten

6

ISSN

0021-9150

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2017.12.021

Publikationsdatum

12-2017

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

303026 Public Health

Schlagwörter

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 3 – Gesundheit und Wohlergehen

Link zum Portal

https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/9274a5ef-a64c-4239-a0ff-0e1496cb7f66