Laboratory Medicine ›› 2017, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (5): 370-373.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8640.2017.05.005

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Correlation of blood lipid levels with ankylosing spondylitis

WU Zhiqiang, YANG Bin, FENG Weihua, CHEN Jie, HUANG Hengjian   

  1. Department of Clinical Laboratory,West China Hospital,Sichuan University,Chengdu 610041,Sichuan,China
  • Received:2016-10-25 Online:2017-05-20 Published:2017-06-06

Abstract:

Objective To study the correlation of blood lipid levels with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Methodse A total of 314 AS patients and 138 healthy subjects (healthy control group) were enrolled. Total cholesterol(TC),triglyceride(TG),low-density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL-C),high-density lipoprotein cholesterol(HDL-C) and C-reactive protein(CRP) were determined. The correlation of blood lipid levels with AS was evaluated. Results Compared with healthy control group,AS group had increased level of TG and LDL-C/HDL-C ratio (P<0.01) and decreased levels of TC,HDL-C and LDL-C (P<0.01). TC,TG,HDL-C and LDL-C in AS group were negatively correlated with CRP (r=-0.298,-0.198,-0.256 and -0.259,P=0.001,<0.001,<0.001 and <0.001). According to CRP levels,AS group was sub-classified into low-level CRP group (CRP≤10 mg/L),middle-level CRP group (CRP>10-<50 mg/L) and high-level CRP group (CRP≥50 mg/L). Compared with high-level CRP group,TC,TG,HDL-C and LDL-C were lower than those in low-level CRP group (P<0.01). There was no statistical significance for LDL-C/HDL-C ratio among the groups (P>0.05). Conclusions AS patients have blood lipid metabolic disorder. Their blood lipid levels may be correlated with inflammation status.

Key words: Blood lipid, Ankylosing spondylitis, Cardiovascular diseases

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