Lipoprotein (a), metabolic syndrome and coronary calcium score in a large occupational cohort
Lipoprotein (a), metabolic syndrome and coronary calcium score in a large occupational cohort
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 (<11.29 mg/dL), 25.8% had MetS, compared with 16.1% in the highest 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.
Lp(a), coronary artery calcium (CAC) score, atherosclerosis, cardio-metabolic risk factors, cardiovascular disease (CVD), metabolic syndrome(MetS)
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Sung, K.-C.
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Wild, S.H.
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Byrne, C.D.
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December 2013
Sung, K.-C.
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Wild, S.H.
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Byrne, C.D.
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Sung, K.-C., Wild, S.H. and Byrne, C.D.
(2013)
Lipoprotein (a), metabolic syndrome and coronary calcium score in a large occupational cohort.
Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, 23 (12), .
(doi:10.1016/j.numecd.2013.02.009).
(PMID:23786824)
Abstract
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 (<11.29 mg/dL), 25.8% had MetS, compared with 16.1% in the highest 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.
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e-pub ahead of print date: 17 June 2013
Published date: December 2013
Keywords:
Lp(a), coronary artery calcium (CAC) score, atherosclerosis, cardio-metabolic risk factors, cardiovascular disease (CVD), metabolic syndrome(MetS)
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/360775
ISSN: 1590-3729
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