BACKGROUND: Risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality are increased in people with subclinical CVD. The impact of ethnicity and race on subclinical CVD is substantial. Previous studies assessed the heritability of several renal function biomarkers and their relationship with subclinical CVD among populations of European ancestries, but, to our knowledge, no such data are available in African ancestry populations. OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to investigate the relationships between renal function biomarkers and subclinical CVD among Afro-Caribbeans residing on the island of Tobago. DESIGN AND METHODS: 402 participants, aged 18 to 103 years, from seven large, multi-generation pedigrees (average family size: 50; range: 19 to 96; -3500 relative pairs) were included in this study. Subclinical cardiovascular disease (SCVD) was assessed by brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) and carotid intima-media thickness (IMT). Serum cystatin C, creatinine, and eGFR based on the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) equation were used to assess kidney function. The variance component approach, implemented in Sequential Oligogenic Linkage Analysis Routines (SOLAR), was used to assess heritability of these traits, and association with SCVD. RESULTS: Heritability of renal function biomarkers ranged from .19-.32 (all P < .001), and was highest for cystatin C (h2 = .32, P < .0001). Serum cystatin C was independently associated with arterial stiffness (P = .04). This association was not found with other renal function biomarkers. No significant association between renal function and IMT was found. CONCLUSION: Our data suggest that cystatin C is significantly heritable and associated with arterial stiffness among Afro-Caribbeans.
BACKGROUND: Risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality are increased in people with subclinical CVD. The impact of ethnicity and race on subclinical CVD is substantial. Previous studies assessed the heritability of several renal function biomarkers and their relationship with subclinical CVD among populations of European ancestries, but, to our knowledge, no such data are available in African ancestry populations. OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to investigate the relationships between renal function biomarkers and subclinical CVD among Afro-Caribbeans residing on the island of Tobago. DESIGN AND METHODS: 402 participants, aged 18 to 103 years, from seven large, multi-generation pedigrees (average family size: 50; range: 19 to 96; -3500 relative pairs) were included in this study. Subclinical cardiovascular disease (SCVD) was assessed by brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) and carotid intima-media thickness (IMT). Serum cystatin C, creatinine, and eGFR based on the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) equation were used to assess kidney function. The variance component approach, implemented in Sequential Oligogenic Linkage Analysis Routines (SOLAR), was used to assess heritability of these traits, and association with SCVD. RESULTS: Heritability of renal function biomarkers ranged from .19-.32 (all P < .001), and was highest for cystatin C (h2 = .32, P < .0001). Serum cystatin C was independently associated with arterial stiffness (P = .04). This association was not found with other renal function biomarkers. No significant association between renal function and IMT was found. CONCLUSION: Our data suggest that cystatin C is significantly heritable and associated with arterial stiffness among Afro-Caribbeans.
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