Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS AND RESULTS: Total effects of self-reported family history and a 50-variant GRS (GRS50), as well as effects mediated by apolipoprotein B and A-I ( apoB, apoA-I), blood pressure, and diabetes mellitus, on incidence of CHD were estimated in 23 595 participants of the Malmö Diet and Cancer study (a prospective, population-based study). During a median follow-up of 14.4 years, 2213 participants experienced a first CHD event. Family history of CHD and GRS50 (highest versus other quintiles) were associated with incident CHD, with hazard ratios of 1.52 (95% CI: 1.39-1.65) and 1.53 (95% CI: 1.39-1.68), respectively, after adjusting for age, sex, and smoking status. Small proportions of the family history effect were mediated by metabolic risk factors: 8.3% (95% CI: 5.8-11.7%) by the apoB pathway, 1.7% (95% CI: 0.2-3.4%) by apoA-I, 8.5% (95% CI: 5.9-12.0%) by blood pressure, and 1.5% (95% CI: -0.8% to 3.8%) by diabetes mellitus. Similarly, small proportions of GRS50 were mediated: 8.1% (95% CI: 5.5-11.8%) by apoB, 1.2% (95% CI: 0.5-3.0%) by apoA-I, 4.2% (95% CI: 1.3-7.5%) by blood pressure, and -0.9% (95% CI: -3.7% to 1.6%) by diabetes mellitus. CONCLUSIONS: A fraction of the CHD risk associated with family history or with GRS50 is mediated through elevated blood lipids and hypertension, but not through diabetes mellitus. However, a major part (≥80%) of the genetic effect operates independently of established metabolic risk factor pathways.
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Authors | Josef Fritz, Dov Shiffman, Olle Melander, Hayato Tada, Hanno Ulmer |
Journal | Journal of the American Heart Association
(J Am Heart Assoc)
Vol. 6
Issue 3
(Mar 20 2017)
ISSN: 2047-9980 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 28320750
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Observational Study)
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Copyright | © 2017 The Authors. Published on behalf of the American Heart Association, Inc., by Wiley Blackwell. |
Chemical References |
- APOB protein, human
- Apolipoprotein A-I
- Apolipoprotein B-100
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Topics |
- Aged
- Apolipoprotein A-I
(genetics)
- Apolipoprotein B-100
(genetics)
- Blood Pressure
- Coronary Disease
(epidemiology, genetics)
- Diabetes Mellitus
(epidemiology)
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Male
- Medical History Taking
- Middle Aged
- Proportional Hazards Models
- Prospective Studies
- Risk Assessment
- Sweden
(epidemiology)
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