Zhu W, Ma Y, Guo W, Lu J, Li X, Wu J, Qin P, Zhu C, Zhang Q. Serum Level of Lactate Dehydrogenase is Associated with Cardiovascular Disease Risk as Determined by the Framingham Risk Score and Arterial Stiffness in a Health-Examined Population in China.
Int J Gen Med 2022;
15:11-17. [PMID:
35018110 PMCID:
PMC8742599 DOI:
10.2147/ijgm.s337517]
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Abstract
Introduction
Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) is an important oxidoreductase in the anaerobic metabolic pathway. The role of LDH in arterial stiffness (AS) and 10-year cardiovascular disease (CVD10) risk has not been established.
Methods
This retrospective, cross-sectional, and observational study evaluated the relationships between the LDH level and AS and CVD10 risk in 12,597 health-examined people (6988 men and 5609 women; mean age, 49.49 years) in China. Brachial–ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) was used to estimate AS. The Framingham CVD 10-year risk prediction model was used to calculate the CVD10 risk score.
Results
In both sexes, an increased LDH level was associated with increased AS and CVD10 (men: β = 0.032, P < 0.001; women: β = 0.025, P < 0.001). Half of the population with a high LDH level (≥172 U/L) showed significantly increased AS and CVD10 risk score. Men and women with baPWV ≥1400 cm/s had a higher LDH level, and the latter was significantly different from that of the group with baPWV <1400 cm/s (men: 176.93±30.99 vs 173.00±33.36, P < 0.001; women: 189.10±34.20 vs 171.39±31.08, P < 0.001). In both sexes, a higher level of LDH was noted in groups with higher CVD10 risk score (men: 176.65±32.51 vs 172.94±32.46, P < 0.001; women: 202.51±44.05 vs 175.73±32.39, P < 0.001).
Discussion
An increased LDH level may be associated with AS and CVD10 risk. The LDH level could be a new predictor of AS and CVD10 risk in health-examined populations.
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