Frequency of established cardiovascular disease and its risk factors in Chinese patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the most serious complications of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). This study investigated the frequency of established CVD and its associated risk factors in Chinese patients with SLE. A retrospective, cross-sectional analysis was conducted of 1,072 consecu...

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Published in:Clinical rheumatology 2012-04, Vol.31 (4), p.669-675
Main Authors: Wang, Xiao-Yang, Tang, Xue-Qing, Huang, Ya-Juan, Chen, Wei-Ying, Yu, Xue-Qing
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Asian Continental Ancestry Group
blood pressure
Cardiovascular diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases - complications
Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology
China - epidemiology
complications
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - complications
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - epidemiology
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Original Article
Prevalence
Retrospective Studies
Rheumatology
Risk Factors
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Summary:Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the most serious complications of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). This study investigated the frequency of established CVD and its associated risk factors in Chinese patients with SLE. A retrospective, cross-sectional analysis was conducted of 1,072 consecutive patients with SLE from a single center. Patients with CVD were identified on the basis of medical record documentation. Stepwise multivariate logistic regression was used to assess the risk factors of CVD. Of the 1,072 patients with SLE, 71 (6.6%) had CVD. Patients with CVD were older than patients without CVD (39.0 ± 15.6 vs. 31.9 ± 13.3 years; P  
ISSN:0770-3198
1434-9949
DOI:10.1007/s10067-011-1910-3