Kim A Nguyen1, Nasheeta Peer1,2, Andre P Kengne1,2. 1. Non-Communicable Diseases Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town and Durban, South Africa. 2. Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) has recently been reported as a biomarker for cardiovascular (CVD) risk in general populations. We investigated the associations of GGT with cardio-metabolic diseases and CVD risk in South Africans living with HIV. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, HIV-infected adults were randomly recruited across 17 HIV clinics in the Western Cape Province. Homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), hypertension, diabetes, metabolic syndrome by Joint Interim Statement criteria (JIS-MS), a ≥5% and ≥10% predicted risk for a CVD event within 10 years by the Framingham risk score (10-years-CVD risk) were computed. Associations between GGT and cardio-metabolic trait were explored using linear and binomial logistic regressions adjusted for age, gender, lifestyle behaviours and HIV-related characteristics. RESULTS: Among 709 participants (561 women, mean age 38.6 years), log-GGT was positively associated with waist circumference (β=2.75; p<0.001), diastolic blood pressure (β=1.65; p=0.006), total cholesterol (β=0.21; p<0.001), low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (β=0.16; p<0.001), high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol and log-triglycerides (both β=0.12; p<0.001), fasting plasma glucose (β=0.19; p=0.031), 2-hour-post-glucose-load plasma glucose (β=0.26; p=0.007), HOMA-IR (β=0.13; p=0.001), log-high-sensitivity C-reactive-protein (β=0.3; p<0.001) in linear regression analyses; with hypertension [OR=1.41 (95%CI, 1.13-1.75); p=0.001], JIS-MS [OR=1.33 (1.05-1.68); p=0.016], ≥5% 10-year-CVD risk [OR=1.55 (1.24-1.9400); p<0.001] and ≥10% 10-year-CVD risk [OR=1.56 (1.08-2.23); p=0.016] but not with diabetes [OR=1.24 (0.88-1.71), p=0.205] in logistic regression analyses. CONCLUSIONS: In this study, GGT levels were associated with cardio-metabolic variables independent of HIV specific attributes. If confirmed in longitudinal studies, GGT evaluation maybe included in CVD risk monitoring strategies in people living with HIV.
BACKGROUND:Gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) has recently been reported as a biomarker for cardiovascular (CVD) risk in general populations. We investigated the associations of GGT with cardio-metabolic diseases and CVD risk in South Africans living with HIV. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, HIV-infected adults were randomly recruited across 17 HIV clinics in the Western Cape Province. Homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), hypertension, diabetes, metabolic syndrome by Joint Interim Statement criteria (JIS-MS), a ≥5% and ≥10% predicted risk for a CVD event within 10 years by the Framingham risk score (10-years-CVD risk) were computed. Associations between GGT and cardio-metabolic trait were explored using linear and binomial logistic regressions adjusted for age, gender, lifestyle behaviours and HIV-related characteristics. RESULTS: Among 709 participants (561 women, mean age 38.6 years), log-GGT was positively associated with waist circumference (β=2.75; p<0.001), diastolic blood pressure (β=1.65; p=0.006), total cholesterol (β=0.21; p<0.001), low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (β=0.16; p<0.001), high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol and log-triglycerides (both β=0.12; p<0.001), fasting plasma glucose (β=0.19; p=0.031), 2-hour-post-glucose-load plasma glucose (β=0.26; p=0.007), HOMA-IR (β=0.13; p=0.001), log-high-sensitivity C-reactive-protein (β=0.3; p<0.001) in linear regression analyses; with hypertension [OR=1.41 (95%CI, 1.13-1.75); p=0.001], JIS-MS [OR=1.33 (1.05-1.68); p=0.016], ≥5% 10-year-CVD risk [OR=1.55 (1.24-1.9400); p<0.001] and ≥10% 10-year-CVD risk [OR=1.56 (1.08-2.23); p=0.016] but not with diabetes [OR=1.24 (0.88-1.71), p=0.205] in logistic regression analyses. CONCLUSIONS: In this study, GGT levels were associated with cardio-metabolic variables independent of HIV specific attributes. If confirmed in longitudinal studies, GGT evaluation maybe included in CVD risk monitoring strategies in people living with HIV.
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