Abstract:Objective To investigate the correlation of the high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C)/apolipoprotein A1 (ApoA1) ratio and the level of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) with the severity of coronary heart disease and inflammatory response in young and middle-aged people.Methods A total of 130 young and middle-aged patients with coronary heart disease treated in Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University and Rugao People’s Hospital from October 2021 to October 2022 were selected as the observation group, including 42 patients with stable angina pectoris (SAP), 50 patients with unstable angina pectoris (UAP) and 38 patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Regarding the number of branches of the coronary artery involved, 59 cases had one branch involvement, 39 cases two branches involvement, and 32 cases three branches involvement. Besdies, 46, 54 and 30 patients showed mild, moderate and severe stenosis of the coronary artery. At the same time, 130 patients with normal findings on coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) or coronary angiography in the hospitals were selected as the control group. The HDL-C/ApoA1 ratio, and the levels of MCP-1, creatine kinase MB (CK-MB), creatine kinase (CK), cardiac troponin I (cTnI), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), and growth stimulating expressed gene 2 (ST2), the white blood cell (WBC) count, and Gensini scores were compared among the groups.Results The HDL-C/ApoA1 ratio in the observation group was lower than that in the control group (P < 0.05), while the levels of MCP-1, CK-MB, CK, cTnI, hs-CRP and ST2 as well as the WBC count in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group (P < 0.05). The HDL-C/ApoA1 ratio in AMI and UAP patients was lower than that in SAP patients (P < 0.05), whereas the levels of MCP-1, CK-MB, CK, and cTnI in AMI and UAP patients were higher than those in SAP patients (P < 0.05). There was no different in the WBC count and the levels of hs-CRP and ST2 among AMI, UAP and SAP patients (P > 0.05). The HDL-C/ApoA1 ratio in patients with two and three branches involvement was lower than that in patients with one branch involvement (P < 0.05), while the levels of MCP-1, CK-MB, CK, and cTnI in patients with two and three branches involvement were higher than those in patients with one branch involvement (P < 0.05). There was no different in the WBC count and the levels of hs-CRP and ST2 among patients with different number of branches involved (P > 0.05). The HDL-C/ApoA1 ratio in patents with moderate and severe stenosis of the coronary artery was lower than that in patients with mild stenosis of the coronary artery (P < 0.05), whereas the levels of MCP-1, CK-MB, CK, cTnI, hs-CRP and ST2 as well as the WBC count in patents with moderate and severe stenosis of the coronary artery were higher than those in patients with mild stenosis of the coronary artery (P < 0.05). In the observation group, the HDL-C/ApoA1 ratio was negatively correlated with the levels of CK-MB, CK, cTnI, hs-CRP, and ST2, the WBC count, and Gensini scores (P < 0.05), while the level of MCP-1 was positively correlated with the levels of CK-MB, CK, cTnI, hs-CRP, and ST2, the WBC count, and Gensini scores (P < 0.05).Conclusions The HDL-C/ApoA1 ratio is decreased while the level of MCP-1 is increased among young and middle-aged patients with coronary heart disease. The HDL-C/ApoA1 ratio and the level of MCP-1 are associated with the type of diseases, number of branches of the coronary artery involved, and the disease severity. Meanwhile, the HDL-C/ApoA1 ratio and the level of MCP-1 are related to the inflammatory response in these patients.