Cardiovascular risk factors in women with primary Sjogren's syndrome: United Kingdom primary Sjogren's syndrome registry results.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the prevalence of traditional cardiovascular risk factors using established definitions in a large cohort of clinically well-characterized primary Sjögren's syndrome (SS) patients and to compare them to healthy controls.

Methods

Data on cardiovascular risk factors in primary SS patients and controls were collected prospectively using a standardized pro forma. Cardiovascular risk factors were defined according to established definitions. The prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in the primary SS group was determined and compared to that in the control group.

Results

Primary SS patients had a higher prevalence of hypertension (28–50% versus 15.5–25.6%; P < 0.01) and hypertriglyceridemia (21% versus 9.5%; P = 0.002) than age- and sex-matched h

SUBMITTER: Juarez M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4529667 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature