Leukocyte Count and Coronary Artery Disease Events in People With Human Immunodeficiency Virus : A Longitudinal Study

© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Infectious Diseases Society of America..

BACKGROUND: People with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV; PWH) have increased cardiovascular risk. Higher leukocyte count has been associated with coronary artery disease (CAD) events in the general population. It is unknown whether the leukocyte-CAD association also applies to PWH.

METHODS: In a case-control study nested within the Swiss HIV Cohort Study, we obtained uni- and multivariable odds ratios (OR) for CAD events, based on traditional and HIV-related CAD risk factors, leukocyte count, and confounders previously associated with leukocyte count.

RESULTS: We included 536 cases with a first CAD event (2000-2021; median age, 56 years; 87% male; 84% with suppressed HIV RNA) and 1464 event-free controls. Cases had higher latest leukocyte count before CAD event than controls (median [interquartile range], 6495 [5300-7995] vs 5900 [4910-7200]; P < .01), but leukocytosis (>11 000/µL) was uncommon (4.3% vs 2.1%; P = .01). In the highest versus lowest leukocyte quintile at latest time point before CAD event, participants had univariable CAD-OR = 2.27 (95% confidence interval, 1.63-3.15) and multivariable adjusted CAD-OR = 1.59 (1.09-2.30). For comparison, univariable CAD-OR for dyslipidemia, diabetes, and recent abacavir exposure were 1.58 (1.29-1.93), 2.19 (1.59-3.03), and 1.73 (1.37-2.17), respectively. Smoking and, to a lesser degree, alcohol and ethnicity attenuated the leukocyte-CAD association. Leukocytes measured up to 8 years before the event were significantly associated with CAD events.

CONCLUSIONS: PWH in Switzerland with higher leukocyte counts have an independently increased risk of CAD events, to a degree similar to traditional and HIV-related risk factors.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:76

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Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 76(2023), 11 vom: 08. Juni, Seite 1969-1979

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Avery, Emma F [VerfasserIn]
Kleynhans, Julia N [VerfasserIn]
Ledergerber, Bruno [VerfasserIn]
Schoepf, Isabella C [VerfasserIn]
Thorball, Christian W [VerfasserIn]
Kootstra, Neeltje A [VerfasserIn]
Reiss, Peter [VerfasserIn]
Ryom, Lene [VerfasserIn]
Braun, Dominique L [VerfasserIn]
Thurnheer, Maria C [VerfasserIn]
Marzolini, Catia [VerfasserIn]
Seneghini, Marco [VerfasserIn]
Bernasconi, Enos [VerfasserIn]
Cavassini, Matthias [VerfasserIn]
Buvelot, Hélène [VerfasserIn]
Kouyos, Roger D [VerfasserIn]
Fellay, Jacques [VerfasserIn]
Günthard, Huldrych F [VerfasserIn]
Tarr, Philip E [VerfasserIn]
Swiss HIV Cohort Study [VerfasserIn]
Anagnostopoulos, A [Sonstige Person]
Battegay, M [Sonstige Person]
Bernasconi, E [Sonstige Person]
Boni, J [Sonstige Person]
Braun, D L [Sonstige Person]
Bucher, H C [Sonstige Person]
Calmy, A [Sonstige Person]
Cavassini, M [Sonstige Person]
Ciuffi, A [Sonstige Person]
Dollenmaier, G [Sonstige Person]
Egger, M [Sonstige Person]
Elzi, L [Sonstige Person]
Fehr, J [Sonstige Person]
Fellay, J [Sonstige Person]
Furrer, H [Sonstige Person]
Fux, C A [Sonstige Person]
Gunthard, H F [Sonstige Person]
Haerry, D [Sonstige Person]
Hasse, B [Sonstige Person]
Hirsch, H H [Sonstige Person]
Hoffmann, M [Sonstige Person]
Hosli, I [Sonstige Person]
Huber, M [Sonstige Person]
Kahlert, C R [Sonstige Person]
Kaiser, L [Sonstige Person]
Keiser, O [Sonstige Person]
Klimkait, T [Sonstige Person]
Kouyos, R D [Sonstige Person]
Kovari, H [Sonstige Person]
Ledergerber, B [Sonstige Person]
Martinetti, G [Sonstige Person]
de Martinez, Tejada B [Sonstige Person]
Marzolini, C [Sonstige Person]
Metzner, K J [Sonstige Person]
Muller, N [Sonstige Person]
Nicca, D [Sonstige Person]
Paioni, P [Sonstige Person]
Pantaleo, G [Sonstige Person]
Perreau, M [Sonstige Person]
Rauch, A [Sonstige Person]
Rudin, C [Sonstige Person]
Scherrer, A U [Sonstige Person]
Schmid, P [Sonstige Person]
Speck, R [Sonstige Person]
Stockle, M [Sonstige Person]
Tarr, P [Sonstige Person]
Trkola, A [Sonstige Person]
Vernazza, P [Sonstige Person]
Wandeler, G [Sonstige Person]
Weber, R [Sonstige Person]
Yerly, S [Sonstige Person]

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Themen:

Coronary artery disease
HIV infection
Journal Article
Leukocytes
Multivariable analysis
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
White blood cells

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Date Completed 12.06.2023

Date Revised 24.11.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/cid/ciad033

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM351991727