Background
Patients with Type 2 Diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome have increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Measuring the Apolipoprotein B (Apo B) can accurately estimate the atherogenic particles whereas Apolipoprotein A-I (Apo A-I) is the major structural constituent of antiatherogenic high-density lipoproteins. Early analysis of cardiometabolic risk reduces the chance of CVD.
Objectives
The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of Apo B/Apo A-I ratio with cardiometabolic risk biomarkers in T2DM.
Material and Methods
This cross sectional study conducted at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, included 120 diagnosed with type 2 diabetes Mellitus visiting Medicine OPD and 120 apparently healthy controls. Clinical and anthropometric characteristics were documented using clinical proforma. The fasting blood samples were collected for estimating serum glucose, Apo B, Apo A-I, traditional lipid profile analysis and Apo B/Apo A-I ratio were calculated.
Results
The mean values of cardiometabolic risk biomarkers and Apo B/Apo A-I ratio in patents with T2DM were significantly higher whereas HDL-C was significantly lower than that of a control group (p ≤ 0.001). There was a strong positive correlation between the Apo B/Apo A-I ratio and LDL-C, TC, Non HDL-C, and Apo B (r = 0.68–0.89, p < 0.001). Similarly, modest positive correlation was found with BMI, WC, TG and VLDL-C (r = 0.55–0.67, p < 0.001) and a weak, yet significant, correlation (r = 0.18–0.35 p < 0.05) with weight, systolic blood pressure and FBG. In contrast, the ratio showed negative correlation with HDL-C and Apo A-I (r = -0.58, p < 0.001).
Conclusion:
The present study demonstrated that an elevated Apo B/Apo A-I ratio constituted a good association with cardiometabolic biomarkers and supports that the Apo B/Apo A-I ratio as a promising risk marker of future cardiovascular disease as it is not interfered by dietary variation of lipid intake during investigation.