Predictors of carotid thickness and plaque progression during a decade: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.
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ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) and plaque are noninvasive markers of subclinical arterial injury that predict incident cardiovascular disease. We evaluated predictors of longitudinal changes in IMT and new plaque during a decade in a longitudinal multiethnic cohort. METHODS:Carotid IMT and plaque were evaluated in Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) participants at exams 1 and 5, a mean (standard deviation) of 9.4 (0.5) years later. Far wall carotid IMT was measured in both common and internal carotid arteries. A plaque score was calculated from all carotid segments. Mixed-effects longitudinal and multivariate regression models evaluated associations of baseline risk factors and time-updated medication use with IMT progression and plaque formation. RESULTS:The 3441 MESA participants were aged 60.3 (9.4) years (53% women; 26% blacks, 22% Hispanic, 13% Chinese); 1620 (47%) had carotid plaque. Mean common carotid artery IMT progression was 11.8 (12.8) ?m/year, and 1923 (56%) subjects developed new plaque. IMT progressed more slowly in Chinese (?=-2.89; P=0.001) and Hispanic participants (?=-1.81; P=0.02), and with higher baseline high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (per 5 mg/dL; ?=-0.22; P=0.03), antihypertensive use (?=-2.06; P=0.0004), and time on antihypertensive medications (years; ?=-0.29; P<0.0001). Traditional risk factors were associated with new plaque formation, with strong associations for cigarette use (odds ratio, 2.31; P<0.0001) and protection by black ethnicity (odds ratio, 0.68; P<0.0001). CONCLUSIONS:In a large, multiethnic cohort with a decade of follow-up, ethnicity was a strong, independent predictor of carotid IMT and plaque progression. Antihypertensive medication use was associated with less subclinical disease progression.
SUBMITTER: Tattersall MC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4213289 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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