Spondyloarthritis & psoriatic arthritis
Cardiovascular comorbidities in psoriatic arthritis: epidemiology and risk factors in two different European populations
Authors' conclusion
The prevalence of AH, T2D and CV diseases were higher in Italian patients rather than Belgians. Moreover, among patients with PsA, the risk of AH was higher in the Italian cohort compared to the Belgian cohort.
Study context
- Population
- Adults (≥18 years) with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) fulfilling CASPAR criteria, Belgium and Italy
- Participants
- 803 adults
- Exposure
- Italian vs Belgian PsA patients
- Italiann = 340
- Belgiann = 463reference
- Outcome
- Prevalence of CV comorbidities
Methodological detailscross-sectional analysis of two longitudinal cohorts
- Cross-sectional analysis of two longitudinal cohorts
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D)
Prevalence of CV diseases (MI, stroke or TIA)
Prevalence of obesity (BMI ≥30)
Prevalence of dyslipidaemia (Italy only) / hypercholesterolaemia (Belgium only)
| Outcome | OR | P value |
|---|---|---|
| Risk of AH, adjusted (age, sex, smoking, PsA duration, other CV comorbidities, therapy, disease activity, function) | 2.00 | P = 0.007 |
- Prevalence of dyslipidaemia (Italy only) / hypercholesterolaemia (Belgium only): lipid profile not comparable between the two groups, due to the different way of collection
Risk of arterial hypertension (AH), adjusted (age, sex, smoking, PsA duration, other cardiovascular (CV) comorbidities, therapy, disease activity, function)
- Country not a predictor for risk of T2D and CV diseases
Prevalence of obesity (BMI ≥30)
- Obesity prevalence not different between the two groups
Original publication
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