Abstract / Description of output
Background and aims: Whether lipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)] concentration is associated with metabolic syndrome (MetS) and pre-clinical atherosclerosis in different ethnic groups is uncertain. The association between Lp(a), MetS and a measure of pre-clinical atherosclerosis was studied in a large Asian cohort.
Methods and results: Data were analyzed from a South Korean occupational cohort who underwent a cardiac computed tomography (CT) estimation of CAC score and measurements of cardiovascular risk factors (n = 14,583 people). The key exposure was an Lp(a) concentration in the top quartile (>38.64 mg/dL)) with a CAC score >0 as the outcome variable and measure of pre-clinical atherosclerosis. Logistic regression was used to describe the associations. 1462 participants had a CAC score >0. In the lowest Lp(a) quartile (38.64 mg/dL (p <0.001). MetS, and component features, were inversely related to Lp(a) concentration (all p <0.0001). In the highest Lp(a) quartile group, there was an association between Lp(a) and CAC score >0 in men (OR 1.21[1.05, 1.40], p = 0.008), and women (OR 1.62[1.03, 2.55], p = 0.038), after adjustment for age, sex, lipid lowering therapy, and multiple cardiovascular risk factors. There was no evidence of an interaction between highest quartile Lp(a) and either high LDLc (>147 mg/dL) (p = 0.99), or MetS (p = 0.84) on the association with CAC score >0.
Conclusion: Lp(a) levels are inversely related to MetS and its components. There was a robust association between Lp(a) concentration >38.6 mg/dL and marker of early atherosclerosis in both men and women, regardless of LDLc, level MetS or other cardiovascular risk factors. (C) 2013 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1239-1246 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 19 Jun 2013 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- Lp(a)
- Coronary artery calcium (CAC) score
- Atherosclerosis
- Cardio-metabolic risk factors
- Cardiovascular disease (CVD)
- Metabolic syndrome (MetS)
- HEART-DISEASE
- HUMAN APOLIPOPROTEIN(A)
- CARDIOVASCULAR-DISEASE
- COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY
- GENETIC-VARIANTS
- RISK
- PATHOGENICITY
- PLASMINOGEN
- MORTALITY