title: Lipoprotein (a) and vascular disease in diabetic patients.
abstract: In order to assess the potential role of lipoprotein (a) as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease in diabetes mellitus, plasma concentrations were measured in a large group (n = 500) of non-insulin-dependent (NIDDM, n = 355) and insulin-dependent (IDDM, n = 145) patients. Concentrations of lipoprotein (a) were compared in diabetic patients with (n = 153) or without (347) documented vascular disease (ischaemic heart disease, peripheral vascular disease or macroangiopathy). They were significantly higher (p < 0.05) in patients with ischaemic heart disease (mean [interquartile range] 15.5 (5.0-38.0) vs 9.0 (4.5-26.0) mg/dl) or macroangiopathy (13.0 (5.0-38.0) vs 9.0 (4.0-25.0) mg/dl) compared to patients without manifestations of vascular disease. In addition, stepwise logistic regression analysis identified lipoprotein (a) levels > or = 30 mg/dl as being independently associated with the presence of cardiovascular disease. Lipoprotein (a) was an independent risk factor for ischaemic heart disease and macroangiopathy in this group of IDDM and NIDDM patients.
authors.affiliation: Division of Diabetology, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: James
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boemi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sirolla
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Amadio
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fumelli
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pometta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood*; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D017270:Lipoprotein(a) / Q000097:blood*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D017270:Lipoprotein(a); D014280:Triglycerides