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Association of Small Low-Density Lipoprotein Particles With the Incidence of Coronary Artery Disease in Men and Women

Gardner, Christopher D.·1996·JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prospective association of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particle diameter with the incidence of fatal and nonfatal coronary artery disease (CAD). DESIGN: A nested case-control study. SETTING: Cases and controls were identified from a population-based sample of men and women combining all of the 5 cross-sectional surveys conducted from 1979 to 1990 of the Stanford Five-City Project (FCP). PARTICIPANTS: Incident CAD cases were identified through FCP surveillance between 1979 and 1992. Controls were matched by sex, 5-year age groups, survey time point, ethnicity, and FCP treatment condition. The sample included 124 matched pairs: 90 pairs of men and 34 pairs of women. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: LDL peak particle diameter (LDL size) was determined by gradient gel electrophoresis on plasma samples collected during the cross-sectional surveys (stored at 70 degrees C for 5-15 years). Established CAD risk-factor data were available from FCP baseline measurements. RESULTS: LDL size was smaller among CAD cases than controls (mean +/- SD) (26.17 +/- 1.00 nm vs 26.68 +/- 0.90 nm; P<.001). The association was graded across control quintiles of LDL size. The significant case-control difference in LDL size was independent of levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), non-HDL cholesterol (non-HDL-C), triglyceride, smoking, systolic blood pressure, and body mass index, but was not significant after adjusting for the ratio of total cholesterol (TC) to HDL-C (TC:HDL-C). Among all the physiological risk factors, LDL size was the best differentiator of CAD status in conditional logistic regression. However, when added to the physiological parameters above, the TC:HDL-C ratio was found to be a stronger independent predictor of CAD status. CONCLUSION: LDL size was significantly smaller in CAD cases than in controls in a prospective, population-based study. These findings support other evidence of a role for small, dense LDL particles in the etiology of atherosclerosis.

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Authors
Gardner, C. D.
Affiliations
Stanford Medicine (US)
Corresponding author
Gardner, Christopher D.
Venue
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association
Published
1996-09-18
Volume
276
Issue
11
Pages
875
ISSN
  • 0002-9955 (ISSN-L)
  • 0098-7484
OpenAlex
W2050758709
Cited by
843
References
53
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FWCI
37.88
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • JAMA (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (5p01hl018574-26, 5r01hl021906-19)
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (T32HL007034, HL21906, HL-18574, 5 T32 HL07034)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism
Keywords
small dense LDL, LDL particle size, coronary artery disease, atherosclerosis, cardiovascular risk factors, TC/HDL-C ratio, HDL cholesterol, non-HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, sex differences
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Coronary Disease, Cross-Sectional Studies, Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel, Female, Humans, Lipids, Lipoproteins, LDL, Male, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Body Mass Index, Incidence, Linear Models, Logistic Models, Case-Control Studies

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