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Article: Apolipoprotein (a) levels and phenotypes in NIDDM patients with microalbuminuria and albuminuria

TitleApolipoprotein (a) levels and phenotypes in NIDDM patients with microalbuminuria and albuminuria
Authors
KeywordsApolipoprotein (a) phenotype
Chinese
Lipoprotein (a)
Lipoproteins
Microalbuminuria
NIDDM
Issue Date1996
PublisherOxford University Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://ndt.oxfordjournals.org/
Citation
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 1996, v. 11 n. 11, p. 2229-2236 How to Cite?
AbstractThis study was conducted to determine whether circulating levels of lipoprotein (a), an independent risk factor of macrovascular disease, are increased in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) patients with microalbuminuria who have an increased risk of cardiovascular mortality. Apolipoprotein (a) [apo(a)] levels and phenotypes, and other circulating lipid levels were determined in 227 Chinese NIDDM patients with varying stages of diabetic nephropathy. None was on lipid-lowering therapy. Apo(a) levels in normoalbuminuric (geometric mean 166 U/L; 95% confidence intervals 137, 200; n = 105) and microalbuminuric patients (162; 132, 209; n = 77) were similar to values in controls (166; 143, 193, n = 168). Albuminuric patients, however, higher apo(a) levels than both normoalbuminuric and controls (242; 184, 317 n = 45; P < 0.05). The overall size range of the apo(a) phenotypes and the frequency of having at least one small isoform, i.e. < 700 kDa, were similar among the four groups of subjects. A positive correlation was found between log apo(a) and log plasma creatinine levels (P < 0.01). Compared to normoalbuminuric patients, both microalbuminuric and albuminuric patients were older (P < 0.01) and had higher HbAlc (P < 0.01), greater BMI(P < 0.05) and longer disease duration (P < 0.05) compared to normoalbuminuric patients. Nevertheless, using multiple linear regression analysis, it was found that the presence of nephropathy conferred an independent influence on increasing total cholesterol (P < 0.001), triglyceride (P < 0.001) and apoB (P < 0.01), and decreasing HDL cholesterol (P < 0.05) levels even when only the normoalbuminuric and microalbuminuric groups were analysed. The prevalence of macrovascular disease was significantly increased in microalbuminuric and albuminuric patients (45.1 and 48.7% respectively vs 20.2% in normoalbuminuric patients, P < 0.01). It is concluded that circulating apo(a) levels were not increased in Chinese NIDDM patients with microalbuminuria. However, atherogenic changes in other lipid and lipoprotein levels may contribute to an increased risk of macrovascular disease in these patients.
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dc.contributor.authorLam, KSLen_HK
dc.contributor.authorPang, RWCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWat, MSen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLauder, IJen_HK
dc.contributor.authorJanus, EDen_HK
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dc.date.available2008-06-12T06:33:31Z-
dc.date.issued1996en_HK
dc.identifier.citationNephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 1996, v. 11 n. 11, p. 2229-2236en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0931-0509en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/49059-
dc.description.abstractThis study was conducted to determine whether circulating levels of lipoprotein (a), an independent risk factor of macrovascular disease, are increased in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) patients with microalbuminuria who have an increased risk of cardiovascular mortality. Apolipoprotein (a) [apo(a)] levels and phenotypes, and other circulating lipid levels were determined in 227 Chinese NIDDM patients with varying stages of diabetic nephropathy. None was on lipid-lowering therapy. Apo(a) levels in normoalbuminuric (geometric mean 166 U/L; 95% confidence intervals 137, 200; n = 105) and microalbuminuric patients (162; 132, 209; n = 77) were similar to values in controls (166; 143, 193, n = 168). Albuminuric patients, however, higher apo(a) levels than both normoalbuminuric and controls (242; 184, 317 n = 45; P < 0.05). The overall size range of the apo(a) phenotypes and the frequency of having at least one small isoform, i.e. < 700 kDa, were similar among the four groups of subjects. A positive correlation was found between log apo(a) and log plasma creatinine levels (P < 0.01). Compared to normoalbuminuric patients, both microalbuminuric and albuminuric patients were older (P < 0.01) and had higher HbAlc (P < 0.01), greater BMI(P < 0.05) and longer disease duration (P < 0.05) compared to normoalbuminuric patients. Nevertheless, using multiple linear regression analysis, it was found that the presence of nephropathy conferred an independent influence on increasing total cholesterol (P < 0.001), triglyceride (P < 0.001) and apoB (P < 0.01), and decreasing HDL cholesterol (P < 0.05) levels even when only the normoalbuminuric and microalbuminuric groups were analysed. The prevalence of macrovascular disease was significantly increased in microalbuminuric and albuminuric patients (45.1 and 48.7% respectively vs 20.2% in normoalbuminuric patients, P < 0.01). It is concluded that circulating apo(a) levels were not increased in Chinese NIDDM patients with microalbuminuria. However, atherogenic changes in other lipid and lipoprotein levels may contribute to an increased risk of macrovascular disease in these patients.en_HK
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dc.publisherOxford University Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://ndt.oxfordjournals.org/en_HK
dc.relation.ispartofNephrology Dialysis Transplantationen_HK
dc.subjectApolipoprotein (a) phenotypeen_HK
dc.subjectChineseen_HK
dc.subjectLipoprotein (a)en_HK
dc.subjectLipoproteinsen_HK
dc.subjectMicroalbuminuriaen_HK
dc.subjectNIDDMen_HK
dc.titleApolipoprotein (a) levels and phenotypes in NIDDM patients with microalbuminuria and albuminuriaen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
dc.identifier.openurlhttp://library.hku.hk:4550/resserv?sid=HKU:IR&issn=0931-0509&volume=11&issue=11&spage=2229&epage=2236&date=1996&atitle=Apolipoprotein+(a)+levels+and+phenotypes+in+NIDDM+patients+with+microalbuminuria+and+albuminuriaen_HK
dc.identifier.emailLam, KSL: ksllam@hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.emailPang, RWC: robertap@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
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