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Editor, Senior Moderator
J Clin Lipidol
. 2020 Apr 30;S1933-2874(20)30078-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacl.2020.04.008. Online ahead of print.
Hypolipidemia Is Associated With the Severity of COVID-19
Xiuqi Wei[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Wenjuan Zeng[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Jingyu Su[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Huimin Wan[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Xinqin Yu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Xiaoling Cao[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Wenbin Tan[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Hui Wang[SUP] 5 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Background: Many patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) suffer multiple organ dysfunctions. However, whether patients develop dyslipidemia is unknown.
Objective: In this study, we aimed to investigate the pathological alterations of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c), and total cholesterol (TC) in COVID-19 patients and their relationships with the disease severity.
Methods: A retrospective study was performed to examine serum levels of LDL-c, HDL-c, and TC on 597 COVID-19 patients (mild: 394; severe, 171; critical: 32) who were hospitalized in our center between February 1 and March 3, 2020. Age- and gender-matched normal subjects (n = 50) who had routine laboratory lipid tests between October 1 and November 1, 2019 in our center were included as the control group.
Results: LDL-c and TC levels were significantly lower in COVID-19 patients as compared with normal subjects (P < .001). There were significant and gradual decreases in levels of LDL-c (median (IQR) in mg/dL, mild: 91 (76, 104); severe: 86 (69, 102); critical: 69 (48, 81); P < .02) and TC (mild: 173 (148, 203); severe: 167 (138, 197); critical: 125 (95, 162); P < .05) across all three groups. HDL-c levels only decreased significantly in critical cases as compared with levels in mild and severe cases. LDL-c and TC levels inversely correlated with C-reactive protein and interleukin-6, and positively correlated with the number of lymphocytes in patients.
Conclusions: Development of hypolipidemia begins in patients with mild symptoms. It progressively becomes worse in an association with the disease severity.
Keywords: COVID-19; Cholesterol; HDL-c; LDL-c; SARS-COV-2.
. 2020 Apr 30;S1933-2874(20)30078-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacl.2020.04.008. Online ahead of print.
Hypolipidemia Is Associated With the Severity of COVID-19
Xiuqi Wei[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Wenjuan Zeng[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Jingyu Su[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Huimin Wan[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Xinqin Yu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Xiaoling Cao[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Wenbin Tan[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Hui Wang[SUP] 5 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32430154
- DOI: 10.1016/j.jacl.2020.04.008
Abstract
Background: Many patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) suffer multiple organ dysfunctions. However, whether patients develop dyslipidemia is unknown.
Objective: In this study, we aimed to investigate the pathological alterations of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c), and total cholesterol (TC) in COVID-19 patients and their relationships with the disease severity.
Methods: A retrospective study was performed to examine serum levels of LDL-c, HDL-c, and TC on 597 COVID-19 patients (mild: 394; severe, 171; critical: 32) who were hospitalized in our center between February 1 and March 3, 2020. Age- and gender-matched normal subjects (n = 50) who had routine laboratory lipid tests between October 1 and November 1, 2019 in our center were included as the control group.
Results: LDL-c and TC levels were significantly lower in COVID-19 patients as compared with normal subjects (P < .001). There were significant and gradual decreases in levels of LDL-c (median (IQR) in mg/dL, mild: 91 (76, 104); severe: 86 (69, 102); critical: 69 (48, 81); P < .02) and TC (mild: 173 (148, 203); severe: 167 (138, 197); critical: 125 (95, 162); P < .05) across all three groups. HDL-c levels only decreased significantly in critical cases as compared with levels in mild and severe cases. LDL-c and TC levels inversely correlated with C-reactive protein and interleukin-6, and positively correlated with the number of lymphocytes in patients.
Conclusions: Development of hypolipidemia begins in patients with mild symptoms. It progressively becomes worse in an association with the disease severity.
Keywords: COVID-19; Cholesterol; HDL-c; LDL-c; SARS-COV-2.