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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
A distinct metabolic signature predicts development of fasting plasma glucose
Journal of Clinical Bioinformatics, Volume 2, No. 1, Article 3, Year 2012
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Background: High blood glucose and diabetes are amongst the conditions causing the greatest losses in years of healthy life worldwide. Therefore, numerous studies aim to identify reliable risk markers for development of impaired glucose metabolism and type 2 diabetes. However, the molecular basis of impaired glucose metabolism is so far insufficiently understood. The development of so called 'omics' approaches in the recent years promises to identify molecular markers and to further understand the molecular basis of impaired glucose metabolism and type 2 diabetes. Although univariate statistical approaches are often applied, we demonstrate here that the application of multivariate statistical approaches is highly recommended to fully capture the complexity of data gained using high-throughput methods.Methods: We took blood plasma samples from 172 subjects who participated in the prospective Metabolic Syndrome Berlin Potsdam follow-up study (MESY-BEPO Follow-up). We analysed these samples using Gas Chromatography coupled with Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS), and measured 286 metabolites. Furthermore, fasting glucose levels were measured using standard methods at baseline, and after an average of six years. We did correlation analysis and built linear regression models as well as Random Forest regression models to identify metabolites that predict the development of fasting glucose in our cohort.Results: We found a metabolic pattern consisting of nine metabolites that predicted fasting glucose development with an accuracy of 0.47 in tenfold cross-validation using Random Forest regression. We also showed that adding established risk markers did not improve the model accuracy. However, external validation is eventually desirable. Although not all metabolites belonging to the final pattern are identified yet, the pattern directs attention to amino acid metabolism, energy metabolism and redox homeostasis.Conclusions: We demonstrate that metabolites identified using a high-throughput method (GC-MS) perform well in predicting the development of fasting plasma glucose over several years. Notably, not single, but a complex pattern of metabolites propels the prediction and therefore reflects the complexity of the underlying molecular mechanisms. This result could only be captured by application of multivariate statistical approaches. Therefore, we highly recommend the usage of statistical methods that seize the complexity of the information given by high-throughput methods. © 2012 Hische et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Hische, Manuela
Germany, Berlin
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Germany, Potsdam
Universität Potsdam
Larhlimi, Abdelhalim
Germany, Potsdam
Universität Potsdam
Schwarz, Franziska
Germany, Berlin
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Fischer-Rosinský, Antje
Germany, Berlin
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Bobbert, Thomas
Germany, Berlin
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Assmann, Anke
Germany, Berlin
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Catchpole, Gareth S.
Germany, Potsdam
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology
Pfeiffer, Andreas F.H.
Germany, Berlin
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Germany, Nuthetal
German Institute of Human Nutrition
Willmitzer, Lothar
Germany, Potsdam
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology
Saudi Arabia, Jeddah
King Abdulaziz University
Selbig, Joachim
Germany, Potsdam
Universität Potsdam
Germany, Potsdam
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology
Spranger, Joachim Andreas
Germany, Berlin
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Statistics
Citations: 11
Authors: 11
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1186/2043-9113-2-3
e-ISSN:
20439113
Research Areas
Noncommunicable Diseases
Study Design
Cohort Study
Study Approach
Quantitative