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    The role of traditional cardiovascular risk factors among patients with rheumatoid arthritis

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    Brady, S.
    De Courten, B.
    Reid, Christopher
    Cicuttini, F.
    De Courten, M.
    Liew, D.
    Date
    2009
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Brady, S. and De Courten, B. and Reid, C. and Cicuttini, F. and De Courten, M. and Liew, D. 2009. The role of traditional cardiovascular risk factors among patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Journal of Rheumatology. 36 (1): pp. 34-40.
    Source Title
    Journal of Rheumatology
    DOI
    10.3899/jrheum.080404
    ISSN
    0315-162X
    School
    Department of Health Policy and Management
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/38778
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Objective. People with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared with the general population. We investigated the relative contribution of traditional cardiovascular risk factors to this elevated risk. Methods. Fifty RA subjects and 150 age and sex matched controls attended a cardiovascular risk assessment clinic between March and July 2006. Traditional cardiovascular risk factors and the absolute risks of CVD (calculated from application of a Framingham risk equation) were compared between the 2 groups. Results. Compared with the controls, RA subjects were more likely to smoke (p < 0.001), be physically inactive (p = 0.006), and have higher mean measurements of body mass index (p = 0.040) and waist circumference (p = 0.049). No significant differences were found in mean levels of plasma lipid or glucose, or in the prevalences of diabetes and hypertension. Overall, the mean absolute risk of CVD was higher in the RA group, even after excluding smokers (p = 0.036). Conclusion. Smoking and physical inactivity are important risk factors in the management of cardiovascular risk among patients with RA. Subjects with RA seem to have higher absolute risks of CVD compared with controls, even independently of smoking. This highlights the importance of treating all modifiable risk factors in those with RA although, individually, few may be conspicuous. The Journal of Rheumatology Copyright © 2009. All rights reserved.

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