Michael J Domanski1, Xin Tian2, Colin O Wu2, Jared P Reis3, Amit K Dey4, Yuan Gu5, Lihui Zhao6, Sejong Bae7, Kiang Liu6, Ahmed A Hasan3, David Zimrin8, Michael E Farkouh9, Charles C Hong8, Donald M Lloyd-Jones6, Valentin Fuster10. 1. Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Data Science Initiative, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. Electronic address: mdomanski@som.umaryland.edu. 2. Office of Biostatistics Research, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. 3. Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland. 4. Cardiovascular Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland. 5. Department of Statistics, George Washington University, Washington, DC. 6. Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois. 7. Division of Preventive Medicine, University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama. 8. Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Data Science Initiative, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. 9. Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 10. Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) increases with increasing low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) concentration and exposure duration. Area under the LDL-C versus age curve is a possible risk parameter. Data-based demonstration of this metric is unavailable and whether the time course of area accumulation modulates risk is unknown. OBJECTIVES: Using CARDIA (Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults) study data, we assessed the relationship of area under LDL-C versus age curve to incident CVD event risk and modulation of risk by time course of area accumulation-whether risk increase for the same area increment is different at different ages. METHODS: This prospective study included 4,958 asymptomatic adults age 18 to 30 years enrolled from 1985 to 1986. The outcome was a composite of nonfatal coronary heart disease, stroke, transient ischemic attack, heart failure hospitalization, cardiac revascularization, peripheral arterial disease intervention, or cardiovascular death. RESULTS: During a median 16-year follow-up after age 40 years, 275 participants had an incident CVD event. After adjustment for sex, race, and traditional risk factors, both area under LDL-C versus age curve and time course of area accumulation (slope of LDL-C curve) were significantly associated with CVD event risk (hazard ratio: 1.053; p < 0.0001 per 100 mg/dl × years; hazard ratio: 0.797 per mg/dl/year; p = 0.045, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: Incident CVD event risk depends on cumulative prior exposure to LDL-C and, independently, time course of area accumulation. The same area accumulated at a younger age, compared with older age, resulted in a greater risk increase, emphasizing the importance of optimal LDL-C control starting early in life.
BACKGROUND: Incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) increases with increasing low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) concentration and exposure duration. Area under the LDL-C versus age curve is a possible risk parameter. Data-based demonstration of this metric is unavailable and whether the time course of area accumulation modulates risk is unknown. OBJECTIVES: Using CARDIA (Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults) study data, we assessed the relationship of area under LDL-C versus age curve to incident CVD event risk and modulation of risk by time course of area accumulation-whether risk increase for the same area increment is different at different ages. METHODS: This prospective study included 4,958 asymptomatic adults age 18 to 30 years enrolled from 1985 to 1986. The outcome was a composite of nonfatal coronary heart disease, stroke, transient ischemic attack, heart failure hospitalization, cardiac revascularization, peripheral arterial disease intervention, or cardiovascular death. RESULTS: During a median 16-year follow-up after age 40 years, 275 participants had an incident CVD event. After adjustment for sex, race, and traditional risk factors, both area under LDL-C versus age curve and time course of area accumulation (slope of LDL-C curve) were significantly associated with CVD event risk (hazard ratio: 1.053; p < 0.0001 per 100 mg/dl × years; hazard ratio: 0.797 per mg/dl/year; p = 0.045, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: Incident CVD event risk depends on cumulative prior exposure to LDL-C and, independently, time course of area accumulation. The same area accumulated at a younger age, compared with older age, resulted in a greater risk increase, emphasizing the importance of optimal LDL-C control starting early in life.
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