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ABSTRACT:
Design:We examined individual-level cohort data from the National Institutes of Health Pooled Cohorts (Framingham Study, Framingham Offspring Study, Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, and Cardiovascular Health Study), which prospectively measured CVD risk factors and incident disease.
Setting:Prospective cohort study.
Participants:Adults, aged 75?years or older, free of ASCVD.
Measurements:We evaluated the associations between LDL-C and incident ASCVD (stroke, myocardial infarction, and cardiovascular death) in unadjusted analysis and in multivariable-adjusted Cox proportional hazards models. We assessed 5-year Kaplan-Meier ASCVD event rates in patients with and without hyperlipidemia (LDL-C??130?mg/dL or on lipid-lowering medications), stratified by the number of other risk factors, including smoking, diabetes, and hypertension.
Results:We included 2667 adults, aged 75?years or older (59% female), free of ASCVD; median age was 78?years, with median LDL-C of 117?mg/dL. In both unadjusted and adjusted analyses, there was no association between LDL-C and ASCVD (adjusted hazard ratio = 1.022; 95% confidence interval = 0.998-1.046; P = .07). Among adults without other risk factors (free of smoking, diabetes, and hypertension), event rates were similar between those with and without hyperlipidemia (Kaplan-Meier rates = 5.8% and 7.0%, respectively). Among adults with one or two or more other risk factors, the presence of hyperlipidemia was also not associated with 5-year CVD event rates (Kaplan-Meier rates = 12.8% vs 15.0% [P = .44] for one other risk factor and 21.9% vs 24.0% [P = .59] for two or more other risk factors).
Conclusion:Among a well-characterized cohort, LDL-C was not associated with CVD risk among adults aged 75?years or older, even in the presence of other risk factors. J Am Geriatr Soc 67:2560-2567, 2019.
SUBMITTER: Nanna MG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6898756 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nanna Michael G MG Navar Ann Marie AM Wojdyla Daniel D Peterson Eric D ED
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 20190814 12
<h4>Background/objectives</h4>Elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in early adulthood is associated with increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). The strength of the association between LDL-C and ASCVD among older adults, however, is less understood.<h4>Design</h4>We examined individual-level cohort data from the National Institutes of Health Pooled Cohorts (Framingham Study, Framingham Offspring Study, Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, and Cardiovas ...[more]