Association between obesity, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein greater than or equal to 2 mg/L, and subclinical atherosclerosis: implications of JUPITER from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.
Levels of hsCRP are closely associated with abdominal obesity, metabolic syndrome, and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. The JUPITER trial has encouraged using hsCRP greater than or equal to 2 mg/L to guide statin therapy; however, the association of hsCRP and atherosclerosis, independent of obesity, remains unknown. We concluded that high hsCRP, as defined by JUPITER, was not associated with CAC and was mildly associated with carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) in the absence of obesity. In contrast, obesity was associated with both measures of subclinical atherosclerosis independently of hsCRP status.
- Journal: Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis & Vascular Biology
- Year: 2011
- Topic: Cardiac CT, Cardiovascular Risk Assessment, Diet & Weight, Inflammation
- Read more articles by: Roger S. Blumenthal, MD, Michael Blaha, MD, MPH, Khurram Nasir, MD, MPH
