title: Reduced plasma eicosapentaenoic acid-arachidonic acid ratio in peripheral artery disease.
abstract: A reduced ratio of plasma eicosapentaenoic acid-arachidonic acid (EPA-AA) is a newly recognized atherosclerotic risk factor. This ratio has not been fully investigated in peripheral artery disease (PAD). Seventy Japanese patients with atherosclerotic risk factors were enrolled and divided into 2 groups, those with PAD (group A: n = 38) and those without PAD (group B: n = 32). The EPA-AA ratio (P = .001) and ankle-brachial index (ABI: P < .001) in group A were significantly lower than those in group B. Univariate and multivariate analyses demonstrated that EPA-AA, ABI, and prescription of clopidogrel had significant correlation with PAD. Given the appropriate cutoff values, EPA-AA (odds ratio [OR] = 11.7, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 3.0-45.8; P < .001) and ABI (OR = 44.0, 95% CI = 5.4-358.5; P < .001) are factors independently associated with PAD. In conclusion, this study demonstrated that reduced plasma EPA/AA may underlie PAD at least in Japanese.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Biosystemic Science, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujihara
authors.forename: Mitsuhiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fukata
authors.forename: Keita
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Odashiro
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maruyama
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Akashi
authors.forename: Yoshiaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yokoi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016718:Arachidonic Acid / Q000097:blood*; D015118:Eicosapentaenoic Acid / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D058729:Peripheral Arterial Disease / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D015118:Eicosapentaenoic Acid