ArticleGlobal heart2013
The Associations of Indices of Obesity with Lipoprotein Subfractions in Japanese American, African American and Korean Men.
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15 authors at 7 institutions in 4 countries.
Nobutaka HirookaFamily Medicine Faculty Development Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (NH), Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Republic of Korea (CS), Department of Geriatric Medicine, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medcine, HI, USA (KHM, BJW), Department of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA (DE), College of Nursing, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea (JC), Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (EJMB, KS, IM, LHK, AS), College of Public Health and Health Informatics, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (AE), Department of Health Science, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan (TO, KM, HU).
Chol ShinFamily Medicine Faculty Development Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (NH), Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Republic of Korea (CS), Department of Geriatric Medicine, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medcine, HI, USA (KHM, BJW), Department of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA (DE), College of Nursing, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea (JC), Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (EJMB, KS, IM, LHK, AS), College of Public Health and Health Informatics, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (AE), Department of Health Science, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan (TO, KM, HU).
Kamal H MasakiFamily Medicine Faculty Development Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (NH), Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Republic of Korea (CS), Department of Geriatric Medicine, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medcine, HI, USA (KHM, BJW), Department of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA (DE), College of Nursing, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea (JC), Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (EJMB, KS, IM, LHK, AS), College of Public Health and Health Informatics, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (AE), Department of Health Science, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan (TO, KM, HU).
Daniel EdmundowiczFamily Medicine Faculty Development Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (NH), Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Republic of Korea (CS), Department of Geriatric Medicine, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medcine, HI, USA (KHM, BJW), Department of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA (DE), College of Nursing, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea (JC), Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (EJMB, KS, IM, LHK, AS), College of Public Health and Health Informatics, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (AE), Department of Health Science, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan (TO, KM, HU).
Jina ChooFamily Medicine Faculty Development Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (NH), Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Republic of Korea (CS), Department of Geriatric Medicine, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medcine, HI, USA (KHM, BJW), Department of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA (DE), College of Nursing, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea (JC), Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (EJMB, KS, IM, LHK, AS), College of Public Health and Health Informatics, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (AE), Department of Health Science, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan (TO, KM, HU).
Emma J M Barinas-MitchellFamily Medicine Faculty Development Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (NH), Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Republic of Korea (CS), Department of Geriatric Medicine, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medcine, HI, USA (KHM, BJW), Department of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA (DE), College of Nursing, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea (JC), Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (EJMB, KS, IM, LHK, AS), College of Public Health and Health Informatics, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (AE), Department of Health Science, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan (TO, KM, HU).
Bradley J WillcoxFamily Medicine Faculty Development Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (NH), Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Republic of Korea (CS), Department of Geriatric Medicine, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medcine, HI, USA (KHM, BJW), Department of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA (DE), College of Nursing, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea (JC), Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (EJMB, KS, IM, LHK, AS), College of Public Health and Health Informatics, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (AE), Department of Health Science, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan (TO, KM, HU).
Kim Sutton-TyrrellFamily Medicine Faculty Development Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (NH), Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Republic of Korea (CS), Department of Geriatric Medicine, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medcine, HI, USA (KHM, BJW), Department of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA (DE), College of Nursing, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea (JC), Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (EJMB, KS, IM, LHK, AS), College of Public Health and Health Informatics, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (AE), Department of Health Science, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan (TO, KM, HU).
Aiman El-SaedFamily Medicine Faculty Development Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (NH), Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Republic of Korea (CS), Department of Geriatric Medicine, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medcine, HI, USA (KHM, BJW), Department of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA (DE), College of Nursing, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea (JC), Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (EJMB, KS, IM, LHK, AS), College of Public Health and Health Informatics, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (AE), Department of Health Science, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan (TO, KM, HU).
Iva Miljkovic-GacicFamily Medicine Faculty Development Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (NH), Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Republic of Korea (CS), Department of Geriatric Medicine, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medcine, HI, USA (KHM, BJW), Department of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA (DE), College of Nursing, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea (JC), Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (EJMB, KS, IM, LHK, AS), College of Public Health and Health Informatics, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (AE), Department of Health Science, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan (TO, KM, HU).
Takayoshi OhkuboFamily Medicine Faculty Development Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (NH), Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Republic of Korea (CS), Department of Geriatric Medicine, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medcine, HI, USA (KHM, BJW), Department of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA (DE), College of Nursing, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea (JC), Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (EJMB, KS, IM, LHK, AS), College of Public Health and Health Informatics, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (AE), Department of Health Science, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan (TO, KM, HU).
Katsuyuki MiuraFamily Medicine Faculty Development Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (NH), Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Republic of Korea (CS), Department of Geriatric Medicine, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medcine, HI, USA (KHM, BJW), Department of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA (DE), College of Nursing, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea (JC), Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (EJMB, KS, IM, LHK, AS), College of Public Health and Health Informatics, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (AE), Department of Health Science, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan (TO, KM, HU).
Hirotsugu UeshimaFamily Medicine Faculty Development Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (NH), Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Republic of Korea (CS), Department of Geriatric Medicine, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medcine, HI, USA (KHM, BJW), Department of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA (DE), College of Nursing, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea (JC), Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (EJMB, KS, IM, LHK, AS), College of Public Health and Health Informatics, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (AE), Department of Health Science, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan (TO, KM, HU).
Lewis H KullerFamily Medicine Faculty Development Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (NH), Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Republic of Korea (CS), Department of Geriatric Medicine, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medcine, HI, USA (KHM, BJW), Department of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA (DE), College of Nursing, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea (JC), Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (EJMB, KS, IM, LHK, AS), College of Public Health and Health Informatics, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (AE), Department of Health Science, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan (TO, KM, HU).
Akira SekikawaFamily Medicine Faculty Development Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (NH), Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Republic of Korea (CS), Department of Geriatric Medicine, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medcine, HI, USA (KHM, BJW), Department of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA (DE), College of Nursing, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea (JC), Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (EJMB, KS, IM, LHK, AS), College of Public Health and Health Informatics, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (AE), Department of Health Science, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan (TO, KM, HU).
University of Pittsburgh · USShiga University of Medical Science · JPUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa · USAnsan University · KRKing Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences · SAKorea University · KRTemple University · US
Funding
Foreign CohortR01HL068200 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI SEKIKAWA, AKIRA · 2003 to 2012
$5.6MEpidemiology of CHD of Men Aged 40+ in US, Hawaii, JapanR01HL071561 · NHLBI · PACIFIC HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI CURB, JESS DAVID · 2003 to 2006
$1.7MNHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL068200NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL071561
Abstract
backgroundBoth indices of obesity and lipoprotein subfractions contribute to coronary heart disease risk. However, associations between indices of obesity and lipoprotein subfractions remain undetermined across different ethnic groups. This study aims to examine the associations of indices of obesity in Japanese Americans (JA), African Americans (AA) and Koreans with lipoprotein subfractions.
methodsA population-based sample of 230 JA, 91 AA, and 291 Korean men aged 40-49 was examined for indices of obesity, i.e., visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue (VAT and SAT, respectively), waist circumference (WC), and body-mass index (BMI), and for lipoprotein subfractions by nuclear-magnetic-resonance spectroscopy. Multiple regression analyses were performed in each of the three ethnic groups to examine the associations of each index of obesity with lipoprotein.
resultsVAT had significant positive associations with total and small low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and a significant negative association with large high-density lipoprotein (HDL) in all three ethnicities (p < 0.01). SAT, WC, and BMI had significant positive associations with total and small LDL in only JA and Koreans, while these indices had significant inverse associations with large HDL in all ethnic groups (p < 0.01). Compared to SAT, VAT had larger
conclusionsVAT is significantly associated with total and small LDL and large HDL in all three ethnic groups. The associations of SAT, WC, and BMI with lipoprotein subfractions are weaker compared to VAT in all three ethnic groups.
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body-mass indexlipoprotein subfractionssubcutaneous adipose tissuevisceral adipose tissuewaist circumference
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