Research Paper Volume 12, Issue 12 pp 11990—12001

The impact of the cumulative burden of LDL-c and hs-CRP on cardiovascular risk: a prospective, population-based study

Jinglin Mo1,2, *, , Zimo Chen1,2, *, , Jie Xu1,2, , Anxin Wang1,2, , Xia Meng1,2, , Xingquan Zhao1,2, , Hao Li1,2, , Shouling Wu3, , Yongjun Wang1,2, ,

  • 1 Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
  • 2 China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, China
  • 3 Department of Cardiology, Kailuan General Hospital, Tangshan, China
* Equal contribution

Received: January 5, 2020       Accepted: May 20, 2020       Published: June 16, 2020      

https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.103365
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Abstract

Background: This study aims to demonstrate the impact of the cumulative burden of low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (cumLDL-c) and high sensitivity C-reactive protein (cumhs-CRP) on cardiovascular risk.

Results: During the 4.62 (±0.70) years of follow-up, 2,148 (5.92%) participants had MACE. Both of cumLDL-c and cumhs-CRP were independent risk factors for MACE. In participants without cumLDL-c during 2006-2013, the participants with cumhs-CRP had higher MACE risk during the subsequent 5 years, than those without cumhs-CRP (hazard ratio [HR]: 1.24, 95% confidence interval [CI]:1.04-1.47). In addition, cumhs-CRP correlated with MACE in a cumhs-CRP level-dependent pattern.

Conclusion: This study validated the effects of residual inflammation risk in patients with low LDL-c Level in a general population, using long-term burdens of hs-CRP or LDL-c other than a single time-point level.

Method: The Kailuan study is a prospective, population-based study began in 2006. These total 36,421 participants completed 4 measurements of hs-CRP and LDL-c biennially from 2006-2013. Cumhs-CRP or cumLDL-c levels were calculated as the number of interval years multiplied by the Δhs-CRP (more than 2.0 mg/L) or ΔLDL-c (more than 2.6 mmol/L). Outcomes measured during follow-up (2012-2017) were defined as major adverse cardiac events (MACE), including ischemic stroke, myocardial infarction, and all-cause mortality.

Abbreviations

cumLDL-c: cumulative burden of low density lipoprotein-cholesterol; cumhs-CRP: cumulative burden of high sensitivity C-reactive protein; LDL-c: low density lipoprotein-cholesterol; hs-CRP: high sensitivity C-reactive protein; MACE: major adverse cardiac events; CVD: cardiovascular disease; CANTOS: Canakinumab anti-inflammatory Thrombosis Outcome Study; MI: myocardial infarctions; IS: ischemic strokes; FBG: fast blood glucose; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; TG: triglyceride; TCHO: total cholesterol; HDL-c: high density lipoprotein cholesterol; HR: hazard ratio; CI: confidence interval; IQR: interquartile ranges; SD: standard deviation.