Table 2. Phenome-wide association analysis (PheWAS) of 205 clinical variables with FGF19 or FGF21 serum levels (pg/mL).
Direction of association | FGF19(P-value) | FGF21(P-value) | |
---|---|---|---|
Anthropometric | Older age x higher FGF21 | 0.11095 | 0.00115 |
Taller x higher FGF21 | 0.83335 | 0.02166 | |
Larger waist x higher FGF21 | 0.35547 | 0.03535 | |
Disease | Diabetes x lower FGF19 | 0.00142 | 0.11761 |
Hypertension x higher FGF21 | 0.48434 | 0.0037 | |
Liver fibrosis x lower FGF19 | 0.00506 | 0.93641 | |
Diagnostic | Higher glucose* x higher FGF21 | 0.15621 | 0.00003 |
Higher HbA1c x higher FGF21 | 0.1995 | 0.00188 | |
Lower LDL x higher FGF21 | 0.46145 | 0.0353 | |
Higher creatinine x higher FGF21 | 0.42198 | 0.01965 | |
Lower EGFR x higher FGF21 | 0.84129 | 0.00482 | |
Medication | Metformin x lower FGF19 | 0.02677 | 0.44619 |
Sulfonylurea x lower FGF19 | 0.02697 | 0.05797 | |
Insulin x higher FGF21 | 0.87188 | 0.04984 | |
ISA x lower FGF19 | 0.00984 | 0.49681 | |
ACE x higher FGF21 | 0.66932 | 0.00164 | |
Statins x higher FGF21 | 0.14334 | 0.00295 | |
Multiple meds x higher FGF21 | 0.48933 | 0.00266 | |
CCB x higher FGF21 | 0.95894 | 0.00389 | |
Salicylates x higher FGF21 | 0.80814 | 0.00954 | |
Potassium x higher FGF21 | 0.7106 | 0.01953 |
P-values were according to Wilcoxon rank sum test (categorical clinical variables or least-squared linear regression analysis (for continuous clinical variables). After Bonferonni corrections for multiple testing, only the association of higher glucose* with higher FGF21 remained significant. LDL: low density lipoprotein, EGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate, ISA: insulin sensitizing agents other than metformin, ACE: ACE inhibitors, CCB: calcium channel blockers.