Abstract
Objective: We evaluated whether the addition of carotid intima media thickness and plaque (CIMT-P), and a single nucleotide polymorphism on chromosome 9p21 (9p21) together improve coronary heart disease (CHD) risk prediction in the ARIC study. Methods: Ten year CHD risk was estimated using the ARIC coronary risk score (ACRS) alone and in combination with CIMT-P and 9p21 individually and together in White participants (n= 9338). Area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC), model calibration, net reclassification index (NRI), integrated discrimination index (IDI) and number of individuals reclassified were estimated. Results: The AUC of the ACRS, ACRS. +. 9p21, ACRS. +. CIMT-P and ACRS. +. CIMT-P. +. 9p21 models were 0.748, 0.751, 0.763 and 0.766 respectively. The percentage of individuals reclassified, model calibration, NRI and IDI improved when CIMT-P and 9p21 were added to the ACRS only model (see manuscript). Conclusion: Addition of 9p21 allele information to CIMT-P minimally improves CHD risk prediction in whites in the ARIC study.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 135-137 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Atherosclerosis |
Volume | 222 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 2012 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study is carried out as a collaborative study supported by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute contracts ( HHSN268201100005C , HHSN268201100006C , HHSN268201100007C , HHSN268201100008C , HHSN268201100009C , HHSN268201100010C , HHSN268201100011C , and HHSN268201100012C ), R01HL087641 , R01HL59367 and R01HL086694 ; National Human Genome Research Institute contract U01HG004402 ; and National Institutes of Health contract HHSN268200625226C . The authors thank the staff and participants of the ARIC study for their important contributions. Infrastructure was partly supported by Grant Number UL1RR025005 , a component of the National Institutes of Health and NIH Roadmap for Medical Research. DR Nambi is supported by grant K23 HL096893 from the National Institutes of Health/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute . He has research collaboration with GE
Keywords
- 9p21
- Carotid intima media thickness
- Coronary heart disease
- Plaque
- Risk prediction