AUTHOR=Jin Xurui , Xiong Shangzhi , Yuan Changzheng , Gong Enying , Zhang Xian , Yao Yao , Leng Yu , Niu Zhangming , Zeng Yi , Yan Lijing L. 

TITLE=Apolipoprotein E Genotype, Meat, Fish, and Egg Intake in Relation to Mortality Among Older Adults: A Longitudinal Analysis in China

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Medicine

VOLUME=8

YEAR=2021

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.697389

DOI=10.3389/fmed.2021.697389

ISSN=2296-858X

ABSTRACT=<p><bold>Introduction:</bold> The interactions between apolipoprotein E (<italic>APOE</italic>) genotype and diet pattern changes were found significant in several trials, implying that <italic>APOE</italic> gene may modify the effect of animal protein-rich food on health outcomes. We aim to study the interaction of <italic>APOE</italic> genotype with the effect of meat, fish and egg intake on mortality.</p><p><bold>Methods:</bold> This population-based study enrolled 8,506 older adults (mean age: 81.7 years, 52.3% female) from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Study. The intake frequency of meat, fish and egg was assessed by 3-point questions at baseline. Cox regression was conducted to calculate the hazard ratios for all-cause mortality of intake levels of meat, fish and egg. The analyses were stratified by <italic>APOE</italic> genotype and sex. The analyses were performed in 2020.</p><p><bold>Results:</bold> In the multivariable-adjusted models, meat and fish intake was associated with all-cause mortality (high vs. low intake: meat: HR: 1.14, 95% CI: 1.01, 1.28; fish: HR: 0.83, 95% CI: 0.73, 0.95). <italic>APOE</italic> genotype have significant interactions with meat and fish intake (<italic>P</italic>s &lt; 0.05). Compared with low fish intake, high fish intake was associated with lower risk of mortality (HR: 0.74, 95% CI: 0.56–0.98) only among the <italic>APOE</italic> ε4 carriers. High meat intake was significantly associated with higher risks of mortality (HR: 1.13, 95% CI: 1.04–1.25) only among the <italic>APOE</italic> ε4 non-carriers. The interactive relationship was restricted among the male. No significant findings were observed between egg and mortality among carriers or non-carriers.</p><p><bold>Conclusions:</bold> Among Chinese older adults, the significance of associations of mortality with reported meat or fish intake depended on APOE-E4 carriage status. If validated by other studies, our findings provide evidence for gene-based “precision” lifestyle recommendations.</p>