Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Title

BMC Medicine

Volume

21

Issue

1

PubMed ID

36747220

Publisher

Springer

School

Centre for Precision Health

RAS ID

54265

Funders

National Natural Science Foundation of China (numbers: 81872708 and 82073668 to Lixin Tao) / China Scholarship Council (number: 201908110447 to Zhiyuan Wu)

Grant Number

2021-03164-WU

Comments

Wu, Z., Wang, J., Zhang, H., Pan, H., Li, Z., Liu, Y., ... & Wang, W. (2023). Longitudinal association of remnant cholesterol with joint arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis progression beyond LDL cholesterol. BMC Medicine, 21, Article 42. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-023-02733-w

Abstract

Background: Arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis are closely related with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Remnant cholesterol (RC) could predict CVD. However, its effect on joint arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis progression remains unclear. This study aims to evaluate the association of RC with joint arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis progression trajectories in the general population. Methods: This study collected data across five biennial surveys of the Beijing Health Management Cohort from 2010 to 2019. Multi-trajectory model was used to determine the joint arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis progression patterns by brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) and ankle brachial index (ABI). We also performed discordance analyses for RC vs. low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) using ordinal logistics model. Results: A total of 3186 participants were included, with three clusters following distinct arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis progression patterns identified using a multi-trajectory model. In the multivariable-adjusted ordinal logistics analyses, RC was significantly associated with baPWV and ABI progression (OR: 1.20; 95 % CI: 1.13 – 1.28, per 10 mg/dL). For the discordance analyses, the discordant low RC group was associated with decreased risk compared to the concordant group (OR: 0.73; 95 % CI: 0.60 – 0.89). People with a high RC level were at an increased risk of joint arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis progression, even with optimal LDL-C. Conclusions: RC is independently associated with joint arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis progression beyond LDL-C. RC could be an earlier risk factor than LDL-C of arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis in the general population.

DOI

10.1186/s12916-023-02733-w

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