title: High levels of serum β2-microglobulin predict severity of coronary artery disease.
abstract: The identification of new risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD) is increasingly sought in an effort to tackle this threatening disease. β2-microglobulin (B2M) is reported to associate with peripheral arterial disease and adverse cardiovascular outcomes. However, the association between B2M and cardiovascular disease remains under-researched. This study evaluated the effects of B2M on CAD without renal dysfunction.
  
  
  
  One thousand seven hundred sixty-two subjects (403 non-CAD subjects and 1,359 CAD subjects) were investigated. Fasting samples were collected to determine B2M level. The Gensini and SYNTAX scores were used to assess the severity of CAD.
  
  
  
  CAD subjects were significantly higher in serum B2M level comparing with non-CAD subjects (1.25 ± 0.46 vs 1.14 ± 0.28 mg/L, p < 0.001). Serum B2M level was a risk factor of CAD after adjusting potential confounders (Odds Ratio (OR) = 2.363, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.467-3.906, p = 0.001). Receiver operating characteristics (ROC) showed B2M level moderately predicted diagnosis of CAD (the area under the ROC curve (AUC) = 0.608, 95% CI: 0.577-0.639, p < 0.001). Furthermore, serum B2M level was positively associated with Gensini score system, SYNTAX score system and the number of disease vessels (NDV ≥ 2).
  
  
  
  The significant association between serum B2M and CAD suggests that B2M could be a biomarker for CAD.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, 215 Heping West Rd, Xinhua, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050000, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: You
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, 215 Heping West Rd, Xinhua, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050000, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Ruiqin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, 215 Heping West Rd, Xinhua, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050000, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Haijuan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, 215 Heping West Rd, Xinhua, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050000, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Guoqiang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, 215 Heping West Rd, Xinhua, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050000, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Hongmei
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, 215 Heping West Rd, Xinhua, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050000, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jidong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, 215 Heping West Rd, Xinhua, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050000, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xiaohong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Metabolism, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 37 Convent Drive, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA. Ximiao.He@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ximiao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, 215 Heping West Rd, Xinhua, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050000, People's Republic of China. cuiwei@medmail.com.cn.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cui
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019540:Area Under Curve; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000097:blood* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015995:Prevalence; D011379:Prognosis; D012372:ROC Curve; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015854:Up-Regulation; D001613:beta 2-Microglobulin / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D001613:beta 2-Microglobulin
keywords: Coronary artery disease; Severity; β2-Microglobulin