Cardiovascular benefit of magnitude of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol reduction: a comparison of subgroups by age.

نویسندگان

  • Catherine R Rahilly-Tierney
  • Elizabeth V Lawler
  • Richard E Scranton
  • J Michael Gaziano
چکیده

BACKGROUND We examined the effect of the magnitude of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) reduction across subjects of various ages in a retrospective cohort study. METHODS AND RESULTS We selected 20,132 male veterans at high risk for an acute cardiovascular event and who had 2 or more LDL-C measurements before their first documented acute myocardial infarction, revascularization, death, or censoring date. LDL-C reduction was categorized as no reduction (<10 mg/dL; reference), small reduction (between 10 and 40 mg/dL), moderate reduction (between 40 and 70 mg/dL), or large reduction (> or =70 mg/dL). The primary outcome was combined acute myocardial infarction or revascularization. The first and last LDL-C levels in the databases were used to calculate the LDL-C reduction in patients who experienced no outcome or who died. Within each age quartile and in a subgroup of patients > or =80 years of age, a Cox proportional hazards model was used to determine hazard ratios for each category of LDL-C reduction compared with the reference category, with adjustment for age, body mass index, current smoking status, medications, and comorbidities. In all age groups, the magnitude of LDL-C reduction was proportional to the magnitude of cardiovascular risk reduction. Risk reduction for the combined outcome in patients who achieved a large LDL-C reduction was similar in all age quartiles, with multivariate-adjusted hazard ratios of approximately 0.30. CONCLUSIONS In a cohort of veterans at high risk for cardiovascular events, patients of all ages, including those 80 years or older, benefitted the most from large reductions in LDL-C.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Circulation

دوره 120 15  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009