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Change in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and incident coronary heart disease in apparently healthy male physicians.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19064020     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The association between change in high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and risk of subsequent coronary heart disease (CHD) is unclear. Change in HDL cholesterol was calculated in a prospective cohort of 4,501 male physicians enrolled in the Physician's Health Study (PHS) I who had HDL cholesterol measured in 1982 and again approximately 14 years later. Subjects were divided into categories of those with a decrease (>or=-2.5 mg/dl), no change (change -2.5 to 2.5 mg/dl), a small increase of 2.5 to 12.5 mg/dl, or a large increase of >or=12.5 mg/dl. Cox proportional hazards was used to examine the association between change in HDL cholesterol and incident CHD (confirmed acute myocardial infarction or cardiac death). Hazard ratios (HRs) were adjusted for age, initial HDL cholesterol, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, non-HDL cholesterol, and history of cholesterol medication. Compared with subjects with a decrease in HDL cholesterol, multivariable-adjusted HRs for CHD were 0.66 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.40 to 1.09) in subjects with no change, 0.56 (95% CI 0.35 to 0.89) for subjects with an increase of 2.5 to 12.5 mg/dl, and 0.43 (95% CI 0.23 to 0.83) for subjects with an HDL cholesterol increase >or=12.5 mg/dl. In conclusion, our findings were consistent with an inverse graded relation between 14-year increase in HDL cholesterol and risk of subsequent CHD.
Authors:
Catherine Rahilly-Tierney; Thomas S Bowman; Luc Djoussé; Howard D Sesso; J Michael Gaziano
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of cardiology     Volume:  102     ISSN:  1879-1913     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Cardiol.     Publication Date:  2008 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-12-09     Completed Date:  2008-12-18     Revised Date:  2011-08-01    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0207277     Medline TA:  Am J Cardiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1663-7     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology and Research Information Center, Office of Research and Development, Department of Veterans Affairs, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. catherine.rahilly@va.gov
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cholesterol, HDL / blood*
Cohort Studies
Coronary Disease / blood*,  epidemiology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Physicians
Risk
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
CA-097193/CA/NCI NIH HHS; CA-34944/CA/NCI NIH HHS; CA-40360/CA/NCI NIH HHS; HL-26490/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; HL-34595/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; K01 HL-70444/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; R01 CA097193-01/CA/NCI NIH HHS; R01 CA097193-02/CA/NCI NIH HHS; R01 CA097193-03/CA/NCI NIH HHS; R01 CA097193-04/CA/NCI NIH HHS; R01 CA097193-05/CA/NCI NIH HHS; R01 CA097193-06A1/CA/NCI NIH HHS; R01 CA097193-07/CA/NCI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Cholesterol, HDL
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