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Cholesterol Efflux Assay
Published on: March 6, 2012
コレステロールの低下は,臨床的な利点をもたらします. 古いデータに対する新しい見方
A L Gould1, J E Rossouw, N C Santanello
1Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, Pa 19486, USA.
Circulation
|April 15, 1995
まとめ
コレステロールの低下は冠動脈疾患と全死亡率を減少させます. しかし,繊維酸やホルモンなどの特定の介入には特定のリスクがあり,非冠動脈性心疾患と全死亡率を増加させます.
科学分野:
- 心血管医学 心血管医学
- クリニック・トライアル 臨床試験
- メタアナリシス メタ分析
背景:
- コレステロールを下げる介入の純利益に関する議論が続いている.
- コレステロール低下の効果と介入特有の影響を区別する必要がある.
研究 の 目的:
- コレステロール低下,冠動脈疾患 (CHD) 死亡率,冠動脈疾患以外の死亡率,総死亡率との関係を評価するために,ランダム化試験 (>2年) をメタ分析する.
- コレステロールの減少から独立して介入特有の効果を評価する.
主な方法:
- 2年以上の期間を持つ35件のランダム化試験のメタ分析.
- コレステロールを下げる効果と介入特有の効果を分離するための分析的アプローチ.
主要な成果:
- コレステロールの10%減少は,心臓病死亡率の13%減少 (P < .002) と全死亡率の10%減少 (P < .03) と相関していた.
- コレステロールの低下は,非心血管疾患による死亡率に影響を与えませんでした.
- 繊維は,非CHDおよび全死亡率をそれぞれ約30% (P < .01) と17% (P < .02) 増加させた.
- ホルモンは男性における心臓病による死亡率を27% (P < .04),非心臓病による死亡率を55% (P < .03),全死亡率を33% (P < .01) 増加させた.
- ダイエット,樹脂,ナイアシン,スタチン,および部分イレアルバイパスは,コレステロールの低下とは独立した特定の副作用を示さなかった.
結論:
- コレステロールの低下自体が死亡率に有益な効果を示しています.
- 特定の介入,特に繊維剤とホルモンは,非心血管疾患と全死亡率のリスクの増加と関連しており,ホルモンは心血管疾患の死亡率も増加しています.
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