Primary care-based screening for cardiovascular risk factors in patients with psoriasis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies assessing cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in patients with psoriasis have been limited by selection bias, inappropriate controls or a reliance on data collected for clinical reasons.

Objectives

To investigate whether screening for CVD risk factors in patients with psoriasis in primary care augments the known prevalence of CVD risk factors in a cross-sectional study.

Methods

Patients listed as having psoriasis in primary care were recruited, screened and risk assessed by QRISK2.

Results

In total, 287 patients attended (mean age 53 years, 57% women, 94% white British, 22% severe disease, 33% self-reported psoriatic arthritis). The proportion with known and screen-detected (previously unknown) risk factors was as follows: hypertension

SUBMITTER: Rutter MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5113692 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature