The relationship between daily dietary fatty acid intake and advanced CKM
摘要
Cardiovascular–kidney–metabolic (CKM) syndrome stages 3–4 confer high mortality risk. While diet modulates CKM progression, the role of specific dietary fatty acids (FAs) remains uncharacterized.
ObjectiveTo evaluate associations between FA intake and advanced CKM among U.S. adults aged ≥ 20 years using National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2017–2023 data.
MethodsThis cross-sectional study ultimately included 2967 participants from the NHANES 2017–2023. Advanced CKM was defined as 3–4 stages. FA intake was assessed via 24-h recall. Logistic regression, restricted cubic splines (RCS), and weighted quantile sum (WQS) regression were employed to assess associations between FA intake and CKM.
ResultsOf the 19 FAs analyzed, seven were significantly negatively associated with advanced CKM (all P < 0.05). In quartile analyses, participants in the highest quartile (Q4) of eicosatetraenoic acid (EA), octadecadienoic acid (ODA), and octadecenoic acid (OEA) intake had a lower likelihood of advanced CKM compared with those in the lowest quartile (Q1): EA, OR = 0.68 (95% CI 0.48–0.95; P = 0.025); ODA, OR = 0.67 (0.47–0.95; P = 0.025); OEA, OR = 0.69 (0.48–0.98; P = 0.039). RCS models showed linear dose–response relationships between EA, ODA, and OEA intake and advanced CKM (all P for non-linearity > 0.05). WQS confirmed an inverse overall FA mixture effect (OR = 0.69; 95% CI 0.50–0.97; P = 0.031), with EA as the primary contributor (weight = 0.39).
ConclusionHigher intake of EA, ODA, and OEA is independently associated with lower odds of advanced CKM. These long-chain unsaturated FAs may represent potential dietary factors associated with CKM stage. Prospective studies are needed to clarify temporality and causality.