Håland Aslak Bryne, Mattsson Erney, Videm Vibeke, Albrektsen Grethe, Nyrønning Linn Åldstedt
Department of Vascular Surgery, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway; Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, NTNU-Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, NTNU-Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2025 May;69(5):733-741. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2024.12.036. Epub 2025 Jan 9.
Inflammation seems to be crucial in the pathogenesis of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). Previous research links inflammatory biomarkers, such as high sensitivity C reactive protein (hs-CRP), to AAA. Few studies, however, have used a prospective design. The aim of this study was to examine whether individuals with elevated hs-CRP have increased risk of AAA, using a prospective and population based design.
This prospective, population based, cohort study included 46 322 participants in the Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT) in Norway (53.7% female). During a median follow up of 12.6 years (range 0 - 26 years), 407 individuals were diagnosed with AAA (22.4% female). Cox proportional hazards regression was applied to examine associations between hs-CRP and risk of AAA. hs-CRP was treated either as a continuous or a categorical variable (dichotomised at 2 mg/L, 1 mg/L, or median [1.2 mg/L], or as quartiles).
The hazard ratio (HR) of developing AAA per 1 mg/L increase in hs-CRP (continuous hs-CRP) was 1.02 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.01 - 1.03) in the analysis adjusted for smoking, coronary heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, body mass index, and total cholesterol. Individuals with hs-CRP ≥ 2 mg/L had almost twice the risk of AAA compared with individuals with hs-CRP < 2 mg/L (adjusted HR 1.84, 95% CI 1.51 - 2.25). Dichotomising hs-CRP at a clinical cutoff point of 1 mg/L (adjusted HR 2.13, 95% CI 1.64 -2.76) or at the median of 1.2 mg/L (adjusted HR 2.12, 95% CI 1.62 - 2.76) slightly strengthened the HR. The adjusted HR gradually increased through the ordered hs-CRP quartiles, and was almost four times higher (HR 3.87, 95% CI 2.54 - 5.92) in the highest hs-CRP quartile (hs-CRP > 2.7 mg/L) compared with the lowest quartile (hs-CRP ≤ 0.6 mg/L).
Individuals with elevated hs-CRP had significantly increased risk of developing AAA.
炎症似乎在腹主动脉瘤(AAA)的发病机制中起关键作用。先前的研究将炎症生物标志物,如高敏C反应蛋白(hs-CRP),与AAA联系起来。然而,很少有研究采用前瞻性设计。本研究的目的是使用前瞻性和基于人群的设计,检验hs-CRP升高的个体患AAA的风险是否增加。
这项前瞻性、基于人群的队列研究纳入了挪威特隆赫姆健康研究(HUNT)中的46322名参与者(53.7%为女性)。在中位随访12.6年(范围0 - 26年)期间,407人被诊断为AAA(22.4%为女性)。采用Cox比例风险回归分析来检验hs-CRP与AAA风险之间的关联。hs-CRP被视为连续变量或分类变量(在2mg/L、1mg/L或中位数[1.2mg/L]处二分,或作为四分位数)。
在对吸烟、冠心病、高血压、糖尿病、体重指数和总胆固醇进行调整后的分析中,hs-CRP每升高1mg/L(连续hs-CRP)发生AAA的风险比(HR)为1.02(95%置信区间[CI]1.01 - 1.03)。hs-CRP≥2mg/L的个体患AAA的风险几乎是hs-CRP<2mg/L个体的两倍(调整后HR 1.84,95%CI 1.51 - 2.25)。将hs-CRP在临床切点1mg/L(调整后HR 2.13,95%CI 1.64 - 2.76)或中位数1.2mg/L(调整后HR 2.12,95%CI 1.62 - 2.76)处二分,略微增强了HR。调整后的HR通过有序的hs-CRP四分位数逐渐增加,与最低四分位数(hs-CRP≤0.6mg/L)相比,最高hs-CRP四分位数(hs-CRP>2.7mg/L)的调整后HR几乎高出四倍(HR 3.87,95%CI 2.54 - 5.92)。
hs-CRP升高的个体患AAA的风险显著增加。