TY - JOUR
T1 - Non-High-Density Lipoprotein and Very-Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Their Risk Predictive Values in Coronary Heart Disease
AU - Liu, Jian
AU - Sempos, Christopher T.
AU - Donahue, Richard P.
AU - Dorn, Joan
AU - Trevisan, Maurizio
AU - Grundy, Scott M
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2006/11/15
Y1 - 2006/11/15
N2 - To determine if non-high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol is a more useful predictor of coronary heart disease (CHD) risk than low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and if very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) cholesterol is an independent predictor of CHD risk, data from the Framingham Heart Study (2,693 men, 3,101 women) were used for this analysis. All subjects were aged ≥30 years and free of CHD at baseline, and incident CHD was the end point (618 men, 372 women). Cox proportional-hazards models were used to assess the risk for CHD (relative risks and 95% confidence intervals) on the basis of the joint distribution of LDL cholesterol and non-HDL cholesterol (in milligrams per deciliter), as well as LDL cholesterol, non-HDL cholesterol, and VLDL cholesterol as continuous variables. After multivariate adjustment, within non-HDL cholesterol level, no association was found between LDL cholesterol and the risk for CHD, whereas within LDL cholesterol levels, a strong positive and graded association between non-HDL cholesterol and risk for CHD was observed. When the analysis was repeated within triglyceride levels (<200 vs ≥200 mg/dl), the risk pattern did not change significantly. Also, VLDL cholesterol was found to be a significant predictor of CHD risk after adjusting for LDL cholesterol at triglyceride levels of ≥200 or <200 mg/dl. In conclusion, these results suggest that non-HDL cholesterol level is a stronger predictor of CHD risk than LDL cholesterol; that is, VLDL cholesterol may play a critical role in the development of CHD.
AB - To determine if non-high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol is a more useful predictor of coronary heart disease (CHD) risk than low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and if very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) cholesterol is an independent predictor of CHD risk, data from the Framingham Heart Study (2,693 men, 3,101 women) were used for this analysis. All subjects were aged ≥30 years and free of CHD at baseline, and incident CHD was the end point (618 men, 372 women). Cox proportional-hazards models were used to assess the risk for CHD (relative risks and 95% confidence intervals) on the basis of the joint distribution of LDL cholesterol and non-HDL cholesterol (in milligrams per deciliter), as well as LDL cholesterol, non-HDL cholesterol, and VLDL cholesterol as continuous variables. After multivariate adjustment, within non-HDL cholesterol level, no association was found between LDL cholesterol and the risk for CHD, whereas within LDL cholesterol levels, a strong positive and graded association between non-HDL cholesterol and risk for CHD was observed. When the analysis was repeated within triglyceride levels (<200 vs ≥200 mg/dl), the risk pattern did not change significantly. Also, VLDL cholesterol was found to be a significant predictor of CHD risk after adjusting for LDL cholesterol at triglyceride levels of ≥200 or <200 mg/dl. In conclusion, these results suggest that non-HDL cholesterol level is a stronger predictor of CHD risk than LDL cholesterol; that is, VLDL cholesterol may play a critical role in the development of CHD.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.06.032
DO - 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.06.032
M3 - Article
C2 - 17134630
AN - SCOPUS:33750527116
SN - 0002-9149
VL - 98
SP - 1363
EP - 1368
JO - American Journal of Cardiology
JF - American Journal of Cardiology
IS - 10
ER -