Diabetes Metab J.  2019 Feb;43(1):114-122. 10.4093/dmj.2018.0053.

Higher High Density Lipoprotein 2 (HDL2) to Total HDL Cholesterol Ratio Is Associated with a Lower Risk for Incident Hypertension

• Hwang YC
• Fujimoto W
• Kahn SE
• Leonetti D
• Boyko EJ

• KMID: 2460978
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4093/dmj.2018.0053

Abstract

BACKGROUND
Recent studies have suggested that high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol is inversely associated with the development of hypertension. We aimed to determine the association between different HDL cholesterol subclasses and risk of future hypertension.
METHODS
A total of 270 Japanese Americans (130 men, 140 women) without hypertension between the ages of 34 to 75 years were enrolled. Blood pressure was measured with a mercury sphygmomanometer, and average blood pressure was calculated. Incident hypertension was determined 5 to 6 and 10 to 11 years after enrollment. HDL2, HDL3, and total HDL cholesterol were measured at baseline.
RESULTS
During 10 years of follow-up, the cumulative incidence of hypertension was 28.1% (76/270). In univariate analysis, age, diabetes, waist circumference, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, fasting glucose, insulin resistance index, total and low density lipoprotein cholesterol, and visceral adipose tissue were significant predictors for incident hypertension. Among the HDL cholesterol subclass, HDL2 cholesterol was inversely associated with hypertension incidence, but both total and HDL3 cholesterol were not. In addition, HDL2/HDL cholesterol was inversely associated with future hypertension risk. In multivariate analysis, age (odds ratio [OR], 1.71; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.26 to 2.31; P=0.001), systolic blood pressure (OR, 1.83; 95% CI, 1.31 to 2.56; P < 0.001), and HDL2/HDL cholesterol (OR, 0.71; 95% CI, 0.52 to 0.98; P=0.035), were associated with future development of hypertension.
CONCLUSION
A higher proportion of HDL2 cholesterol among total HDL cholesterol predicted a lower risk for incident hypertension. However, concentrations of total HDL, HDL2, and HDL3 cholesterol were not independent predictors of incident hypertension.

Keyword

Asian Americans; Cholesterol, HDL; Hypertension; Lipoproteins, HDL2; Lipoproteins, HDL3

MeSH Terms

Asian Americans
Blood Pressure
Cholesterol
Cholesterol, HDL*
Cholesterol, LDL
Fasting
Follow-Up Studies
Glucose
Humans
Hypertension*
Incidence
Insulin Resistance
Intra-Abdominal Fat
Lipoproteins
Lipoproteins, HDL2*
Lipoproteins, HDL3
Male
Multivariate Analysis
Sphygmomanometers
Waist Circumference
Cholesterol
Cholesterol, HDL
Cholesterol, LDL
Glucose
Lipoproteins
Lipoproteins, HDL2
Lipoproteins, HDL3

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