Open AccessPlasma omega-3 and saturated fatty acids are differentially related to pericardial adipose tissue volume across race/ethnicity: the Multi-ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Author(s) -
Brian T. Steffen,
Weihua Guan,
Jingzhong Ding,
Sarah Nomura,
Natalie L. Weir,
Michael Y. Tsai
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
european journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.024
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1476-5640
pISSN - 0954-3007
DOI - 10.1038/s41430-020-00833-x
Subject(s) - ethnic group , adipose tissue , race (biology) , medicine , obesity , endocrinology , cardiology , biology , sociology , anthropology , botany
Pericardial adipose tissue (PAT) is a cardiometabolic risk factor influenced by race/ethnicity, inflammation, and metabolic dysfunction. Omega-3 fatty acids (FAs) and saturated FAs (SFAs) are known to affect these latter phenomena and may influence PAT accumulation. We aimed to determine whether plasma levels of these FAs are related to PAT volume and its rate of change over a median 3-year follow-up.