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Novel relationship of serum cholesterol with asthma and wheeze in the United States.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19800678     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Cholesterol exerts complex effects on inflammation. There has been little investigation of whether serum cholesterol is associated with asthma, an inflammatory airways disease with great public health impact. OBJECTIVE: To determine relationships between levels of 3 serum cholesterol measures (total cholesterol [TC], high-density lipoprotein cholesterol [HDL-C], and non-HDL-C) and asthma/wheeze in a sample representative of the US population. METHODS: Cross-sectional study of 7005 participants age >or=6 years from the 2005 to 2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. RESULTS: Serum TC and non-HDL-C were lower in patients with current asthma than in subjects without current asthma in the overall population (TC, 188.5 vs 192.2 mg/dL; non-HDL-C, 133.9 vs 137.7 mg/dL; P < .05 for both), whereas HDL-C was not different. Adjusted odds ratios (ORs) from multivariate logistic regression per 1-SD increase of TC and non-HDL-C for current asthma were 0.92 (95% CI, 0.86-0.98) and 0.91 (95% CI, 0.85-0.98), respectively. On racial/ethnic stratification, these relationships reflect marked reductions unique to Mexican Americans (MAs; TC, 171.4 vs 189.3 mg/dL; P < .001; OR, 0.62; 95% CI, 0.48-0.80; non-HDL-C, 119.8 vs 137.9 mg/dL; P < .001; OR, 0.62; 95% CI, 0.48-0.79). Among MAs, the adjusted OR for wheeze requiring medical attention was 0.57 (95% CI, 0.43-0.75) for TC and 0.53 (95% CI, 0.33-0.85) for non-HDL-C. Relationships between cholesterol and asthma/wheeze were independent of body mass index and serum C-reactive protein, and similar between atopic and nonatopic participants. CONCLUSION: Serum TC and non-HDL-C are inversely related to asthma in the US population, chiefly reflecting a relationship among MAs.
Authors:
Michael B Fessler; Mark W Massing; Brian Spruell; Renee Jaramillo; David W Draper; Jennifer H Madenspacher; Samuel J Arbes; Agustin Calatroni; Darryl C Zeldin
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural     Date:  2009-10-03
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology     Volume:  124     ISSN:  1097-6825     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Allergy Clin. Immunol.     Publication Date:  2009 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-11-09     Completed Date:  2009-11-24     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  1275002     Medline TA:  J Allergy Clin Immunol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  967-74.e1-15     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Health and Human Services, Laboratory of Respiratory Biology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA. fesslerm@niehs.nih.gov
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Asthma / blood,  epidemiology*
Body Mass Index
C-Reactive Protein / analysis
Cholesterol / blood*
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Multivariate Analysis
Respiratory Sounds*
United States / epidemiology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
57-88-5/Cholesterol; 9007-41-4/C-Reactive Protein

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