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Nonoptimal lipids commonly present in young adults and coronary calcium later in life: the CARDIA (Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults) study.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20679558     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Dyslipidemia causes coronary heart disease in middle-aged and elderly adults, but the consequences of lipid exposure during young adulthood are unclear. OBJECTIVE: To assess whether nonoptimal lipid levels during young adulthood cause atherosclerotic changes that persist into middle age. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: 4 cities in the United States. PARTICIPANTS: 3258 participants from the 5115 black and white men and women recruited at age 18 to 30 years in 1985 to 1986 for the CARDIA (Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults) study. MEASUREMENTS: Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, triglycerides, and coronary calcium. Time-averaged cumulative exposures to lipids between age 20 and 35 years were estimated by using repeated serum lipid measurements over 20 years in the CARDIA study; these measurements were then related to coronary calcium scores assessed later in life (45 years [SD, 4]). RESULTS: 2824 participants (87%) had nonoptimal levels of LDL cholesterol (>or=2.59 mmol/L [>or=100 mg/dL]), HDL cholesterol (<1.55 mmol/L [<60 mg/dL]), or triglycerides (>or=1.70 mmol/L [>or=150 mg/dL]) during young adulthood. Coronary calcium prevalence 2 decades later was 8% in participants who maintained optimal LDL levels (<1.81 mmol/L [<70 mg/dL]), and 44% in participants with LDL cholesterol levels of 4.14 mmol/L (160 mg/dL) or greater (P < 0.001). The association was similar across race and sex and strongly graded, with odds ratios for coronary calcium of 1.5 (95% CI, 0.7 to 3.3) for LDL cholesterol levels of 1.81 to 2.56 mmol/L (70 to 99 mg/dL), 2.4 (CI, 1.1 to 5.3) for levels of 2.59 to 3.34 mmol/L (100 to 129 mg/dL), 3.3 (CI, 1.3 to 7.8) for levels of 3.37 to 4.12 mmol/L (130 to 159 mg/dL), and 5.6 (CI, 2.0 to 16) for levels of 4.14 mmol/L (160 mg/dL) or greater, compared with levels less than 1.81 mmol/L (<70 mg/dL), after adjustment for lipid exposure after age 35 years and other coronary risk factors. Both LDL and HDL cholesterol levels were independently associated with coronary calcium after participants who were receiving lipid-lowering medications or had clinically abnormal lipid levels were excluded. LIMITATION: Coronary calcium, although a strong predictor of future coronary heart disease, is not a clinical outcome. CONCLUSION: Nonoptimal levels of LDL and HDL cholesterol during young adulthood are independently associated with coronary atherosclerosis 2 decades later. PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
Authors:
Mark J Pletcher; Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo; Kiang Liu; Steve Sidney; Feng Lin; Eric Vittinghoff; Stephen B Hulley
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Annals of internal medicine     Volume:  153     ISSN:  1539-3704     ISO Abbreviation:  Ann. Intern. Med.     Publication Date:  2010 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-08-03     Completed Date:  2010-08-13     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0372351     Medline TA:  Ann Intern Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  137-46     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94107, USA. mpletcher@epi.ucsf.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Calcinosis / blood,  complications,  epidemiology*
Cholesterol, HDL / blood
Cholesterol, LDL / blood
Coronary Artery Disease / blood,  complications,  epidemiology*
Dyslipidemias / blood,  complications*,  epidemiology
Female
Humans
Male
Prospective Studies
Risk Factors
Triglycerides / blood
United States / epidemiology
Young Adult
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
N01-HC-05187/HC/NHLBI NIH HHS; N01-HC-45134/HC/NHLBI NIH HHS; N01-HC-45204/HC/NHLBI NIH HHS; N01-HC-45205/HC/NHLBI NIH HHS; N01-HC-48047/HC/NHLBI NIH HHS; N01-HC-48048/HC/NHLBI NIH HHS; N01-HC-48049/HC/NHLBI NIH HHS; N01-HC-48050/HC/NHLBI NIH HHS; N01-HC-95095/HC/NHLBI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Cholesterol, HDL; 0/Cholesterol, LDL; 0/Triglycerides
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Ann Intern Med. 2010 Aug 3;153(3):I25   [PMID:  20679554 ]
Ann Intern Med. 2010 Aug 3;153(3):202-3   [PMID:  20679564 ]

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