Serum Lipids and Lipoproteins Are Less Powerful Predictors of Extracranial Carotid Artery Atherosclerosis Than Are Cigarette Smoking and Hypertension

DANIEL HOMER, TIMOTHY J. INGALL, HILLIER L. BAKER, W. MICHAEL O'FALLON, BRUCE A. KOTTKE, JACK P. WHISNANT

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Abstract

The effect of serum lipids and lipoproteins on extracranial carotid artery atherosclerosis (CAS) was studied in patients who underwent carotid arteriography. Serum lipid and lipoprotein values along with data on other potential predictors of extracranial CAS were determined in 240 patients who had at least one extracranial carotid artery visualized. In a multiple logistic regression analysis, the independently significant predictors of the presence of extracranial CAS were, in decreasing order of significance, duration of smoking of cigarettes, hypertension, age, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Serum cholesterol, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and apolipoprotein A-I did not show an independent effect. Although low-density lipoprotein cholesterol was an independent predictor of the presence of extracranial CAS, its effect as a predictor was far outweighed by the effects of the duration of smoking of cigarettes and a history of hypertension.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)259-267
Number of pages9
JournalMayo Clinic proceedings
Volume66
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1991

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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