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Significantly Greater Progression of Intima-Media Thickness of the Carotid Artery in Japanese American Men Than in White Men: The ERA JUMP Study.

ABSTRACT: Although a westernized lifestyle was associated with increased coronary heart disease (CHD), morbidity, and mortality in first- and second-generation Japanese Americans, CHD mortality was reported to be lower in this population than in whites. The risk profile of CHD for third- and fourth-generation Japanese Americans is not known. We compared the progression of carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) between third- or fourth-generation Japanese Americans and whites.Population-based samples of 473 men (Japanese Americans, 227; whites, 246) aged 40-49 years at baseline and free of clinical cardiovascular disease were examined for CIMT at baseline (2004-2007) and follow-up (2007-2013). CIMT was determined centrally at the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Analysis of covariance was used to compare annualized progression of CIMT between Japanese Americans and whites, adjusting for cardiovascular risk factors and baseline CIMT.Progression of CIMT was significantly greater in Japanese Americans than in whites both before and after adjusting for covariates: mean, 14.4 ?m/y; 95% confidence interval [CI],12.3-16.4 vs 9.8 ?m/y; 95% CI, 7.8-11.7; P < 0.05 and 15.1 ?m/y; 95% CI, 13.1-17.1 vs 9.1 ?m/y; 95% CI, 7.2-11.0; P < 0.05, respectively. Age, total cholesterol/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and diabetes in Japanese Americans and age, hypertension, and lipid medication in whites were significantly associated with progression of CIMT.The significantly greater progression of CIMT in Japanese Americans than in whites might suggest a higher future burden of CHD in Japanese Americans than in whites. The current study identifies Japanese Americans as an important target group for prevention of CHD. Future research assessing carotid plaque in addition to CIMT is warranted.

SUBMITTER: Ahuja V

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4912953 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Significantly Greater Progression of Intima-Media Thickness of the Carotid Artery in Japanese American Men Than in White Men: The ERA JUMP Study.

Ahuja Vasudha V Masaki Kamal K Barinas-Mitchell Emma J M EJ Rodriguez Beatriz L BL Althouse Andrew D AD Ueshima Hirotsugu H Vishnu Abhishek A Seto Todd B TB Kuller Lewis H LH Wilcox Bradley B Sekikawa Akira A

The Canadian journal of cardiology 20151218 10

<h4>Background</h4>Although a westernized lifestyle was associated with increased coronary heart disease (CHD), morbidity, and mortality in first- and second-generation Japanese Americans, CHD mortality was reported to be lower in this population than in whites. The risk profile of CHD for third- and fourth-generation Japanese Americans is not known. We compared the progression of carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) between third- or fourth-generation Japanese Americans and whites.<h4>Methods< ...[more]

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Project description:BackgroundIntima-media thickness of the walls of the common carotid artery and internal carotid artery may add to the Framingham risk score for predicting cardiovascular events.MethodsWe measured the mean intima-media thickness of the common carotid artery and the maximum intima-media thickness of the internal carotid artery in 2965 members of the Framingham Offspring Study cohort. Cardiovascular-disease outcomes were evaluated for an average follow-up of 7.2 years. Multivariable Cox proportional-hazards models were generated for intima-media thickness and risk factors. We evaluated the reclassification of cardiovascular disease on the basis of the 8-year Framingham risk score category (low, intermediate, or high) after adding intima-media thickness values.ResultsA total of 296 participants had a cardiovascular event. The risk factors of the Framingham risk score predicted these events, with a C statistic of 0.748 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.719 to 0.776). The adjusted hazard ratio for cardiovascular disease with a 1-SD increase in the mean intima-media thickness of the common carotid artery was 1.13 (95% CI, 1.02 to 1.24), with a nonsignificant change in the C statistic of 0.003 (95% CI, 0.000 to 0.007); the corresponding hazard ratio for the maximum intima-media thickness of the internal carotid artery was 1.21 (95% CI, 1.13 to 1.29), with a modest increase in the C statistic of 0.009 (95% CI, 0.003 to 0.016). The net reclassification index increased significantly after addition of intima-media thickness of the internal carotid artery (7.6%, P<0.001) but not intima-media thickness of the common carotid artery (0.0%, P=0.99). With the presence of plaque, defined as intima-media thickness of the internal carotid artery of more than 1.5 mm, the net reclassification index was 7.3% (P=0.01), with an increase in the C statistic of 0.014 (95% CI, 0.003 to 0.025).ConclusionsThe maximum internal and mean common carotid-artery intima-media thicknesses both predict cardiovascular outcomes, but only the maximum intima-media thickness of (and presence of plaque in) the internal carotid artery significantly (albeit modestly) improves the classification of risk of cardiovascular disease in the Framingham Offspring Study cohort. (Funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.).

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Significantly Greater Progression of Intima-Media Thickness of the Carotid Artery in Japanese American Men Than in White Men: The ERA JUMP Study.

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Significantly Greater Progression of Intima-Media Thickness of the Carotid Artery in Japanese American Men Than in White Men: The ERA JUMP Study.

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