Plasma boron concentrations in the general population: a cross-sectional analysis of cardio-metabolic and dietary correlates.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Experimental evidence suggests positive effects of boron on health and metabolism, but human data are still scarce. We aimed to identify dietary and cardio-metabolic correlates of plasma boron concentrations in the general population.

Methods

In a community-based sample (n = 899, 57% men, mean age 61 years), plasma boron (median [IQR]: 33.80 µg/L [25.61; 44.65]) concentrations were measured by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry. Overall (PDI), healthy (hPDI), and unhealthy (uPDI) plant-based diet indices were derived from a validated food frequency questionnaire. Reduced rank regression (RRR) yielded a dietary pattern explaining 30% of the variation of circulating boron. Cross-sectional associations of dietary indices and cardio-metabolic traits with plasma

SUBMITTER: Weber KS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8921125 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature