Stroke. 2002;33:2750-2755
Published online before print November 21, 2002, doi: 10.1161/01.STR.0000044168.00485.02
Published online before print November 21, 2002, doi: 10.1161/01.STR.0000044168.00485.02
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(Stroke. 2002;33:2750.)
© 2002 American Heart Association, Inc.
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C-Reactive Protein Predicts Progression of Atherosclerosis Measured at Various Sites in the Arterial Tree
The Rotterdam Study
From the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam (I.M. vd M., A.E.H., A.I. d S.; D.A.M. vd K., R.L.G.N., A.H., J.C.M.W.); Gaubius Laboratory, TNO-PG, Leiden (I.M. vd M., M.P.M. d M.); and Numico Research, Wageningen (A.J.K.), the Netherlands.
Correspondence to Dr J.C.M. Witteman, Erasmus Medical Center, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, PO Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, Netherlands. E-mail witteman{at}epib.fgg.eur.nl
Background and Purpose— C-reactive protein (CRP) predicts myocardial infarction and stroke. Its role as a predictor of the progression of subclinical atherosclerosis is not yet known. We investigated whether CRP predicts progression of atherosclerosis measured at various sites in the arterial tree.
Methods— CRP levels were measured in a random sample of 773 subjects 
55 years of age who were participating in the Rotterdam Study. Subclinical atherosclerosis was assessed at various sites at 2 points in time, with a mean duration between measurements of 6.5 years.
Results— After adjustment for age, sex, and smoking habits, odds ratios (ORs) associated with CRP levels in the highest compared with the lowest quartile were increased for progression of carotid (OR, 1.9; 95% CI, 1.1 to 3.3), aortic (OR, 1.7; 95% CI, 1.0 to 3.0), iliac (OR, 2.0; 95% CI, 1.2 to 3.3), and lower extremity (OR, 1.9; 95% CI, 1.0 to 3.7) atherosclerosis. The OR for generalized progression of atherosclerosis as indicated by a composite progression score was 4.5 (95% CI, 2.3 to 8.5). Except for aortic atherosclerosis, these estimates hardly changed after additional adjustment for multiple cardiovascular risk factors. In addition, ORs for progression of atherosclerosis associated with high CRP levels were as high as those associated with the traditional cardiovascular risk factors high cholesterol, hypertension, and smoking. Geometric mean levels of CRP increased with the total number of sites showing progression of atherosclerosis (P=0.002 for trend).
Conclusions— CRP predicts progression of atherosclerosis measured at various sites in the arterial tree.
Key Words: atherosclerosis • C-reactive protein • inflammation • risk factors
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