22.05.2018 | Original Article
Association of plasma pentraxin-3 levels with coronary risk factors and the lipid profile: a cross-sectional study in Japanese patients with stable angina pectoris
verfasst von:
Tetsuji Morishita, Hiroyasu Uzui, Akira Nakano, Yoshitomo Fukuoka, Hiroyuki Ikeda, Naoki Amaya, Kenichi Kaseno, Kentaro Ishida, Jong-Dae Lee, Hiroshi Tada
Erschienen in:
Heart and Vessels
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Ausgabe 11/2018
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationships among the traditional risk factors, lipid profile, and pentraxin-3 in stable angina (SAP). Plasma pentraxin-3 and serum LDL, HDL, and high-sensitivity CRP levels were measured in 163 SAP and 28 non-coronary artery disease (CAD) patients. Their relationships with five risk factors, hypertension (HT), dyslipidemia (DL), diabetes mellitus (DM), obesity (body mass index: BMI > 25 kg/m2), and high age (> 75 years), were evaluated. No significant difference was observed in the pentraxin-3 level between patients in SAP and in non-CAD [2.1 (1.4–3.5) ng/ml versus off 2.6 (1.6–3.8) ng/ml, P = 0.56). In SAP patients, pentraxin-3 levels decreased with more risk factors, according to the number of 3 traditional risk factors (HT, DL, and DM) and the number of 5 expanded risk factors (HT, DL, DM, obesity, and high age) (P for trend = 0.01 and 0.05, respectively). Pentraxin-3 showed a positive association with HDL (rs = 0.229; P = 0.050) and an inverse association with LDL (rs = − 0.224; P = 0.045). On multiple logistic regression, the number of 3 traditional risk factors was a significant predictor of pentraxin-3 levels (odds ratio = 0.444; 95% confidence interval 0.205–0.963, P = 0.040) in SAP patients. In SAP patients, the cardiovascular risk factor burden remained a negative impact on pentraxin-3 levels after multivariate analysis, suggesting that they have distinct roles in atherosclerosis.
Trial registration: UMIN000023837.