doi: 10.1161/hq0801.093505
© 2001 American Heart Association, Inc.
Atherosclerosis and Lipoproteins |
Do Total and High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Triglycerides Act Independently in the Prediction of Ischemic Heart Disease?
Ten-Year Follow-Up of Caerphilly and Speedwell Cohorts
From the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health (J.W.G.Y., C.C.P.), Queen’s University of Belfast, Belfast, UK; the MRC Epidemiology Unit (P.M.S., H.F.T., P.C.E.), Cardiff; UK; the Department of Epidemiology (D.B.), University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, UK; the Department of Medicine (C.H.B.), University of Bristol, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK; and the Department of Cardiovascular Biochemistry (N.E.M.), St Bartholomew’s and the Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK.
Correspondence to Dr John W.G. Yarnell, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, QUB, Mulhouse Building, Grosvenor Road, Belfast BT12 6BJ, UK. E-mail h.porter{at}qub.ac.uk
Abstract—— Several studies have suggested that men with raised plasma triglycerides (TGs) in combination with adverse levels of other lipids may be at special risk of subsequent ischemic heart disease (IHD). We examined the independent and combined effects of plasma lipids at 10 years of follow-up. We measured fasting TGs, total cholesterol (TC), and high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDLC) in 4362 men (aged 45 to 63 years) from 2 study populations and reexamined them at intervals during a 10-year follow-up. Major IHD events (death from IHD, clinical myocardial infarction, or ECG-defined myocardial infarction) were recorded. Five hundred thirty-three major IHD events occurred. All 3 lipids were strongly and independently predictive of IHD after 10 years of follow-up. Subjects were then divided into 27 groups (ie, 33) by the tertiles of TGs, TC, and HDLC. The number of events observed in each group was compared with that predicted by a logistic regression model, which included terms for the 3 lipids (without interactions) and potential confounding variables. The incidence of IHD was 22.6% in the group with the lipid risk factor combination with the highest expected risk (high TGs, high TC, and low HDLC) and 4.7% in the group with the lowest expected risk (P<0.01). A comparison of the predicted number of events in the 27 groups with the number of events observed showed that a logistic regression provided an adequate fit without the need to incorporate interactions between lipids in the model. Conclusions are as follows: (1) Serum TGs, TC, and HDLC are independently predictive of IHD at 10 years of follow-up. (2) Combinations of adverse levels of the 3 major lipid risk factors have no greater impact on IHD than that expected from their individual contributions in a logistic regression model. There was no evidence that men with low HDL/raised TGs were at significantly greater risk than that predicted from the independent effects of the 2 lipids considered individually.
Key Words: coronary heart disease • lipids • triglycerides • epidemiology • interaction
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