Abstract:Objective To investigate the level of serum lipoprotein associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2) activity in adult health examinees from a hospital in Hunan province, and to explore the influence of factors such as age, gender and lifestyle. Methods Four hundred and eight health examinees were randomly selected, and continuous monitoring assay was used to detect the level of serum Lp-PLA2 activity. All the data were statistically analyzed using SPSS 22.0 software. Results The correlation coefficients (95%CI) of Lp-PLA2 with triglyceride, cholesterol, low density lipoprotein-cholesterol, high density lipoprotein-cholesterol, and apolipoprotein A1 in blood lipid indexes were 0.233 (0.496-0.628), 0.483 (0.405-0.554), 0.483 (0.404-0.554), -0.194 (-0.285-0.099), and 0.566 (0.496-0.628), respectively. Regression analysis showed a correlation of Lp-PLA2 activity with gender (β=0.227, P<0.001) and age (β=0.247, P<0.001). The level of serum Lp-PLA2 activity washigher in the male group than in the female group ((487.0±147.0)U/L vs. (422.0±128.0)U/L), with a statistically significant difference (t=4.707, P<0.001). The level of serum Lp-PLA2 activity showed statistically significant differences among different age groups (F=6.813, P<0.001), and there was an increasing trend with age. No statistically significant difference was found in the level of Lp-PLA2 activity among men from different age groups (F=1.693, P=0.152), but statistically significant differences were found in the level of Lp-PLA2 activity among women from different age groups (F=9.164, P<0.001). Further analysis showed that the level of Lp-PLA2 activity was higher in women over 40 years of age than in women under 40 years of age, showing a statistically significant difference (t=-6.339, P<0.001). Conclusions This study shows that the level of Lp-PLA2 activity is independently related to gender and age, but has no correlation with drinking, smoking, body mass index and blood pressure status. It is most closely related to ApoB in blood lipid indicators.
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