Post hoc analysis of data from the Treating to New Targets Study, a multicentric, randomized, double-blind study which assessed the predictive value of HDL-C in 9,770 subjects with established CVD on statin therapy.
Based on HDL-C quintiles, a multivariate analysis revealed individuals with HDL-C >55 mg/dL to have a lower risk of cardiovascular mortality than subjects with HDL-C <38 mg/dL (HR: 0.75; IC 95%: 0.60–0.95). In subjects on statin therapy, the best lipid predictor for CVD was HDL-C, even when LDL-C <70 mg/dL.
Multicentric case-control study with 6859 subjects of diverse ethnicities from the Cooperative Lipoprotein Phenotyping Study.
HDL-C concentration was significantly higher in subjects without established CVD. An inverse correlation was ascertained between these factors, without significant variation after adjustment for total cholesterol, LDL-C, and TAG levels.
Prospective report from the Framingham Heart Study, with 2,815 subjects aged 49–82 years, whose serum lipids were quantified throughout a 4-year follow-up period in order to evaluate cardiovascular mortality.
142 individuals developed CVD (79 males, 63 females), with HDL-C being the best CVR predictor. These variables shared an inverse correlation in both genders, even after adjustment for multiple other risk factors.
Prospective report from the Framingham Heart Study, with 2,748 individuals aged 50–79 years after a 12-year follow-up period.
An inverse relationship was identified between HDL-C levels and coronary artery disease mortality in both genders (). HDL-C was found to be the best predictor of cardiovascular mortality.
302,430 subjects from the Emerging Risk Factors Collaboration Study data without history of coronary artery disease were studied to analyze the association between serum lipids and CVR.
A strong inverse association was found between risk of coronary artery disease and HDL-C levels after adjusting for nonlipid risk factors (HR: 0.71; IC 95%: 0.68–0.75) and even after adjustment for non-HDL cholesterol (HR: 0.78; IC 95%: 0.74–0.82).
The incidence of coronary artery disease was determined in 4,559 male subjects aged ≥40 years from the Prospective Cardiovascular Münster Study over a 6-year follow-up period.
Univariate analysis revealed a significant inverse relationship between CAD and HDL-C (), even after adjustment for several other risk factors.