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The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology
Clinical biomarkers of high-density lipoprotein dysfunction among middle-aged Turks [Anatol J Cardiol]
Anatol J Cardiol. 2012; 12(8): 628-636 | DOI: 10.5152/akd.2012.214

Clinical biomarkers of high-density lipoprotein dysfunction among middle-aged Turks

Altan Onat1, Günay Can2, Sani Murat3, Gökhan Çiçek4, Ender Örnek5, Hüsniye Yüksel6
1Department of Cardiology, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Turkish Society of Cardiology, İstanbul-Turkey
2Department of Public Health, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul University, İstanbul-Turkey
3Etlik İhtisas Educational Hospital, Ankara
4Clinic of Cardiology, Siyami Ersek Cardiovascular Surgery Center, İstanbul-Turkey
5Clinic of Cardiology, Kayseri Education and Research Hospital, Kayseri-Turkey
6Department of Cardiology, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul University, İstanbul-Turkey

Objective: Impaired function of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) particles generates cardiometabolic disorders in people prone to impaired glucose tolerance for which clinical biomarkers need delineation. Study design: Prospective population-based study. Methods: Totally, data of 2725 adults followed-up over 7.3±3.0 years were analyzed by Cox regression analysis. C-reactive protein (CRP), complement C3 (C3), triglycerides (Trg) and HDL-cholesterol were tested to predict risk for incident diabetes or coronary heart disease (CHD). Results: Beyond atherogenic dyslipidemia, high-Trg/normal HDL-cholesterol category was associated with elevated CRP and diabetes risk in women. Normotriglyceridemic men with normal HDL-cholesterol showed higher apolipoprotein A-I levels and higher diabetes risk than men having low HDL-cholesterol. Diabetes risk doubled in hypertriglyceridemic women regardless of HDL-cholesterol. Trg/HDL-C>2 in men and Trg>1.7 mmol/L in women were best predictors of diabetes. C3>1.3 g/L served additively in women alone. Regarding CHD risk, not CRP, but C3 contributed independently to Trg/HDL>2 in men [RR 2.46 (95% CI 1.33; 4.53)]; a high ratio was merely additive to elevated CRP in women. Among five cut-off values, predictive values for diabetes were highest for CRP >2.5 mg/L in men, Trg>1.7 mmol/L and C3>1.3 g/dL in women. Conclusion: Trg/HDL-C ratio >2 and/or CRP >2.5 mg/L in men and Trg>1.7 mmol/L+C3>1.3 g/dL in women are most appropriate markers regarding impaired antiinflammatory or atheroprotective HDL function. In normotriglyceridemic men with normal HDL-cholesterol levels, diabetes risk may be elevated due to presumably dysfunctional apolipoprotein A-I.

Keywords: Coronary heart disease, Cox proportional regression analysis, C-reactive protein, diabetes type-2, HDL dysfunction, triglycerides, sensitivity, specificity

Altan Onat, Günay Can, Sani Murat, Gökhan Çiçek, Ender Örnek, Hüsniye Yüksel. Clinical biomarkers of high-density lipoprotein dysfunction among middle-aged Turks. Anatol J Cardiol. 2012; 12(8): 628-636
Manuscript Language: English


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