Vitamin D, metabolic dyslipidemia, and metabolic syndrome in rheumatoid arthritis.
Am J Med. 2012 Oct;125(10):1036.e9-1036.e15. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2012.01.025. Epub 2012 Jul 14.
Baker JF, Mehta NN, Baker DG, Toedter G, Shults J, Von Feldt JM, Leonard MB.
Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. bakerjo at uphs.upenn.edu
PURPOSE:
Vitamin D deficiency is a potential risk factor for cardiometabolic disease. We investigated the associations between vitamin D and dyslipidemia and the metabolic syndrome in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, a group at high risk for cardiovascular disease.
METHODS:
Serum 25(OH)vitamin D and lipoprotein levels were measured at baseline in a random sample of 499 participants, ages 18-85 years, enrolled in a randomized trial of golimumab (GOlimumab Before Employing methotrexate as the First-line Option in the treatment of Rheumatoid arthritis of Early onset or GO-BEFORE Trial). Participants had rheumatoid arthritis with active disease, and were naïve to methotrexate and biologic therapies. Multivariable linear regression was performed to assess associations between vitamin D levels and lipoprotein fractions. Multivariable logistic regression was performed to determine the odds of hyperlipidemia and the metabolic syndrome in participants with vitamin D deficiency (<20 ng/mL).
RESULTS:
In multivariable linear regression, vitamin D levels (per 10 ng/mL) were associated inversely with low-density lipoprotein (β: -0.029 -0.049, -0.0091, P=.004) and triglyceride (β: -0.094 -0.15, -0.039 P=.001) levels, adjusted for demographic, cardiovascular, and disease-specific variables. Vitamin D and high-density lipoprotein levels were not associated in univariate or multivariate analyses.
Vitamin D deficiency was associated independently with an increased odds of hyperlipidemia (odds ratio 1.72; 95% confidence interval, 1.10-2.45; P=.014) and metabolic syndrome (odds ratio 3.45; 95% confidence interval, 1.75-6.80; P <.001) in adjusted models.
CONCLUSIONS:
In conclusion, vitamin D deficiency was associated with the metabolic syndrome and dyslipidemia in rheumatoid arthritis, suggesting a potential role in cardiovascular disease risk. Large-scale, prospective studies are needed to determine if vitamin D supplementation improves lipoprotein levels and reduces cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis.
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PMID: 22800875