| Title: | An equation for estimating low-density lipoprotein-triglyceride content and its use for cardiovascular disease risk stratification |
| Journal: | Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine |
| Published: | 25 Oct 2024 |
| Pubmed: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39526185/ |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2024.1452869 |
Publication 13194
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Abstract
Background: The triglyceride (TG) content of low-density lipoprotein (LDL-TG) has been shown to be more predictive of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) events than the cholesterol content of LDL (LDL-C). The goal of our study was to develop an equation for estimating LDL-TG (eLDL-TG) based on the standard lipid panel and to compare it to estimated LDL-C as an ASCVD risk biomarker.</p>
Methods: Using least-square regression analysis, the following eLDL-TG equation was developed: e LDL - TG = TG 38.5 + NonHDL - C 5.75 + 9 .75 TG NonHDL - C + 244 HDL - C - 2.95 . LDL-TG was measured by the β-quantification (BQ) reference method (N = 40,202). LDL-C was calculated by the Sampson-NIH equation. The association of LDL-C and eLDL-TG with ASCVD risk markers was performed in the National Heart and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) (N = 37,053) and with ASCVD events in a primary prevention cohort from the UK Biobank (UKB) (N = 429,367) and the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study (N = 14,632).</p>
Results: eLDL-TG showed better ASCVD risk stratification of UKB participants than LDL-C (Wilcoxon Chi-Square: 2,099.6 vs. 418.7, respectively). Receiving-operating characteristics analysis revealed that eLDL-TG had a stronger association with ASCVD events than LDL-C (AUC: 0.596 vs. 0.542, respectively) and other conventional lipid markers. Similar findings were found in ARIC. Discordance analysis in UKB showed that the group with low LDL-C/high eLDL-TG had a similar risk as the high LDL-C/high eLDL-TG group. Furthermore, these same two groups with the highest eLDL-TG levels and the highest ASCVD event rate also had higher mean levels of systolic blood pressure, Body Mass Index, hemoglobin A1C, and C-reactive protein than the two lower eLDL-TG groups. Using eLDL-TG > 44.6 mg/dl (80th percentile) as a cut-point leads to a hazard ratio of 1.32 (95% CI, 1.29-1.36) for ASCVD events, which remained significant after adjustment for LDL-C and apoB. Furthemore, using eLDL-TG as a risk-enhancer test leads to reclassification of 50% more high-risk individuals than current lipid-enhancer test rules.</p>
Conclusions: Like LDL-C, LDL-TG can also be calculated from the results of the standard lipid panel. Compared to estimated LDL-C, eLDL-TG was a better risk marker for primary prevention and hence could improve initial ASCVD risk stratification.</p>
7 Authors
- Anna Wolska
- Maureen Sampson
- Rafael Zubirán
- Jeff W. Meeusen
- Leslie J. Donato
- Allan S. Jaffe
- Alan T. Remaley
1 Application
| Application ID | Title |
|---|---|
| 97500 | Use of a new lipid classification system for lipoprotein phenotypes to evaluate health outcomes and underlying genotypes. |
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