Does High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein or Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Show a Stronger Relationship with the Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index in Healthy Community Dwellers?: the KOBE Study

Aya Higashiyama; Ichiro Wakabayashi; Yoshimi Kubota; Yoshiko Adachi; Akiko Hayashibe; Kunihiro Nishimura; Daisuke Sugiyama; Aya Kadota; Hironori Imano; Naomi Miyamatsu; Yoshihiro Miyamoto; Tomonori Okamura

doi:10.5551/jat.13599

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Does High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein or Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Show a Stronger Relationship with the Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index in Healthy Community Dwellers?: the KOBE Study

Aya Higashiyama, Ichiro Wakabayashi, Yoshimi Kubota, Yoshiko Adachi, Akiko Hayashibe, Kunihiro Nishimura, Daisuke Sugiyama, Aya Kadota, Hironori Imano, Naomi Miyamatsu, Yoshihiro Miyamoto, Tomonori Okamura

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Aya Higashiyama
Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine.
Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation.
Ichiro Wakabayashi
Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine.
Yoshimi Kubota
Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation.
Yoshiko Adachi
Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine.
Akiko Hayashibe
Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine.
Kunihiro Nishimura
Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation.
Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiologic Informatics, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center.
Daisuke Sugiyama
Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation.
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, Keio University.
Aya Kadota
Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation.
Department of Health Science, Shiga University of Medical Science.
Hironori Imano
Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation.
Department of Social and Environmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University.
Naomi Miyamatsu
Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation.
Department of Clinical Nursing, Shiga University of Medical Science.
Yoshihiro Miyamoto
Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation.
Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiologic Informatics, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center.
Tomonori Okamura
Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation.
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, Keio University.

Keywords: Community-based study, Atherosclerosis, Inflammation, Epidemiology

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2012 Volume 19 Issue 11 Pages 1027-1034

DOI https://doi.org/10.5551/jat.13599

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Abstract

Aim: High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) identifies individuals at risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) without an increased level of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). The present study was performed to compare hs-CRP and LDL-C in association with the cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) in Japanese community dwellers considered to be at low risk for atherosclerosis from their level of traditional CVD risk factors.
Methods: A community-based study involving 386 healthy Japanese (261 men and 125 women) without a history of CVD and medications for hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia was performed. Multiple adjustments were performed with linear regression models to estimate the association between CAVI and hs-CRP or LDL-C levels. The participants were divided into four groups on the basis of whether they were above or below the median hs-CRP and LDL-C values, and CAVI was compared among the four groups by analysis of covariance after adjusting for confounders.
Results: In multiple linear regression models, hs-CRP showed a significant positive association with CAVI; however, no clear association was observed between CAVI and LDL-C. These results were similar in the analyses among the participants with LDL-C <140 mg/dL or hs-CRP <1.0 mg/L. CAVI was higher in the groups with high hs-CRP than in those with low hs-CRP, irrespective of LDL-C; however, CAVI was highest in the group with high LDL-C and high hs-CRP.
Conclusions: The present study suggests that hs-CRP could be a better risk factor assessor for atherosclerosis than LDL-C in individuals considered to be at low risk for atherosclerosis assessed by their traditional CVD risk factors.

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