RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Increased Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis in Primary Care: A Cross-sectional Observation
JF The Journal of Rheumatology
JO J Rheumatol
FD The Journal of Rheumatology
SP jrheum.090010
DO 10.3899/jrheum.090010
A1 Mike J.L. Peters
A1 Mark M.J. Nielen
A1 Hennie G. Raterman
A1 Robert A. Verheij
A1 Francois G. Schellevis
A1 Michael T. Nurmohamed
YR 2009
UL http://www.jrheum.org/content/early/2009/07/28/jrheum.090010.abstract
AB Objective To compare the prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in patients with inflammatory arthritis and control subjects registered in primary care. Methods Conditional logistic regression analyses were used to compare the CVD prevalence in patients and controls, aged 50–75 years. Results Overall, the CVD prevalence was 66.1 per 1000 patients in inflammatory arthritis and 37.3 per 1000 patients in controls, resulting in an odds ratio of 1.83 (95% confidence interval 1.33–2.51). Conclusion Inflammatory arthritis patients registered in primary care are associated with an increased cardiovascular burden, which emphasizes the need for cardiovascular risk management in the primary care setting.