Correlation between levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and atrial fibrillation in patients with hypertension
10.12007/j.issn.0258-4646.2025.08.012
- VernacularTitle:高血压患者低密度脂蛋白胆固醇水平与心房颤动的相关分析
- Author:
Fang XIONG
1
;
Hongdong JIANG
;
Zhongjie HONG
;
Wei ZHOU
;
Huihui BAO
;
Xiaoshu CHENG
Author Information
1. 南昌大学第二附属医院护理部,南昌 330006
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
hypertension;
low-density lipoprotein cholesterol;
atrial fibrillation;
correlation
- From:
Journal of China Medical University
2025;54(8):740-745,753
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the correlation between levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL-C)and atrial fibrillation in a hypertensive population.Methods Hypertension screening was performed in the Wuyuan County of Jiangxi Province from June to August 2022.Data were collected using face-to-face questionnaire surveys,physical measurements,and biochemical tests.Logistic regres-sion analysis was used to analyze the effect of LDL-C on atrial fibrillation.The restricted cubic spline method was used to fit the correlation curve.Results A total of 14 314 patients with hypertension were included in the analysis,with an average age of 65.7±9.2 years.There were 570 patients detected with atrial fibrillation(the rate of atrial fibrillation was 4.0%).The rates of atrial fibrillation for LDL-C<1.80 mmol/L,1.80-<2.60 mmol/L,2.60-<3.40 mmol/L and≥3.40 mmol/L were 10.2%(67/654),5.7%(216/3 807),3.3%(189/5 805),and 2.4%(98/4 048),respectively.Logistic regression analysis showed that,compared with LDL-C<1.80 mmol/L group,LDL-C 1.80-<2.60 mmol/L group,2.60-<3.40 mmol/L group,and ≥ 3.40 mmol/L group had a lower risk of atrial fibrillation(OR=0.53,95%CI:0.39-0.72,P<0.001;OR=0.32,95%CI:0.23-0.45,P<0.001;OR=0.22,95%CI:0.16-0.32,P<0.001).Curve-fitting results showed that LDL-C levels were negatively associated with the risk of atrial fibrillation.Subgroup analysis showed that LDL-C level was negatively associated with the risk of atrial fibrillation in patients without a history of stroke(OR=0.51,95%CI:0.44-0.58,P<0.001),while the association was not statistically significant in patients with a history of stroke(OR=0.80,95%CI:0.54-1.19,P=0.273).Conclusion In hyperten-sive patients without a history of stroke,LDL-C levels negatively correlated with the risk of atrial fibrillation.