Association between atherogenic index of plasma and coronary artery calcification progression in Korean adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dyslipidemia is a well-known risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Recently, atherogenic index of plasma (AIP) has been proposed as a novel predictive marker for CVD, and few cross sectional studies have demonstrated a relationship between AIP and coronary artery disease. The present study investigated the association between AIP and the progression of coronary artery calcification (CAC) in Korean adults without CVD.

Methods

A total of 1124 participants who had undergone CAC measurement at least twice by multi-detector computed tomography (CT) at a health check-up center were enrolled. Their anthropometric measurements and various cardiovascular risk factors were assessed. AIP was defined as the base 10 logarithm of the ratio of the concentration of trigly

SUBMITTER: Nam JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7331149 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature