title: Adipocytokines and the risk of ischemic stroke: the PRIME Study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Adipocytokines are hormones secreted from adipose tissue that possibly link adiposity and the risk of cardiovascular disease, but limited prospective data exist on plasma adipocytokines and ischemic stroke risk. We investigated associations and predictive properties of 4 plasma adipocytokines, namely resistin, adipsin, leptin, and total adiponectin, with regard to incident ischemic stroke in the PRIME Study.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cohort of 9,771 healthy men 50 to 59 years of age at baseline was followed up over a period of 10 years. In a nested case-control study, 95 ischemic stroke cases were matched with 190 controls on age, study center, and date of examination. Hazard ratios (HRs) per standard deviation increase in plasma adipocytokine levels were estimated using conditional logistic regression analysis. The additive value of adipocytokines in stroke risk prediction was evaluated by discrimination and reclassification metrics.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Resistin (HR, 1.88; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.16-3.03), adipsin (HR, 2.01; 95% CI, 1.33-3.04), and total adiponectin (HR, 1.53; 95% CI, 1.01-2.34), but not leptin, were independent predictors of ischemic stroke. The performance of a traditional risk factor model predicting ischemic stroke was significantly improved by the simultaneous inclusion of resistin, adipsin, and total adiponectin (c-statistic: 0.673 [95% CI, 0.631-0.766] vs 0.826 [95% CI, 0.792-0.892], p < 0.001; net reclassification improvement: 38.1%, p < 0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Higher plasma levels of resistin, adipsin, and total adiponectin were associated with an increased 10-year risk of ischemic stroke among healthy middle-aged men. Resistin, adipsin, and total adiponectin provided incremental value over traditional risk factors for the prediction of ischemic stroke risk.
authors.affiliation: Paris Cardiovascular Research Centre, University Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, UMR-S, France. christof.prugger@inserm.fr
authors.forename: Christof
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Prugger
authors.forename: Gérald
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Luc
authors.forename: Bernadette
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Haas
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Arveiler
authors.forename: Emeline
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Machez
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ferrieres
authors.forename: Jean-Bernard
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Ruidavets
authors.forename: Annie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bingham
authors.forename: Michèle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Montaye
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Amouyel
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yarnell
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kee
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ducimetiere
authors.forename: Jean-Philippe
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Empana
mesh_terms: D054392:Adipokines / Q000097:blood*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015331:Cohort Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D020521:Stroke / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D054392:Adipokines