title: Apolipoprotein A1 is a stronger prognostic marker than are HDL and LDL cholesterol for cardiovascular disease and mortality in elderly men.
abstract: The aim of this study was to compare apolipoprotein A1 (ApoA1) and B (ApoB) with high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) as markers for cardiovascular mortality and morbidity in elderly men. We analyzed serum ApoA1, ApoB, total cholesterol, HDL-C, and LDL-C in a group of 77-year-old men (n = 785). The results were correlated with data from the Swedish cause of death registry. Receiver-operating characteristic curves showed that, of the studied serum markers, ApoA1 was the best predictor for ischemic heart disease mortality (area under the curve = 0.724, 95% confidence interval, 0.691-0.755). There were also significant correlations between the apolipoproteins and other known risk markers for cardiovascular disease such as triglycerides, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), and cystatin C. Serum ApoA1 is a better risk marker than are ApoB, ApoB/ApoA1 ratio, HDL-C, and LDL-C for cardiovascular disease and mortality in elderly men.
authors.affiliation: Section of Clinical Chemistry, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
authors.forename: Gösta
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Florvall
authors.forename: Samar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Basu
authors.forename: Anders
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Larsson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016632:Apolipoprotein A-I / Q000097:blood*; D001055:Apolipoproteins B / Q000097:blood; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood*; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood*; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood*; D055316:Cystatin C; D015891:Cystatins / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000401:mortality; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D016632:Apolipoprotein A-I; D001055:Apolipoproteins B; D015415:Biomarkers; C525030:CST3 protein, human; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D055316:Cystatin C; D015891:Cystatins; D014280:Triglycerides; D002097:C-Reactive Protein