<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Introduction: The psoriatic patients have an increased number of associated comorbidities. Of these, cardiovascular diseases present the highest incidence and severity. The understanding of the cardiovascular risk in patients with psoriatic arthritis was supported from the rheumatoid arthritis studies that suggested that patients with psoriatic arthritis have a risk of cardiovascular diseases similar to patients presenting rheumatoid arthritis. The presence of the metabolic syndrome further increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its components in two groups of patients: those presenting psoriatic arthritis and those with rheumatoid arthritis. Material and method: The study included two groups of patients: group one - 40 patients with psoriatic arthritis defined by Moll and Wright criteria, respectively the group two - 51 patients with rheumatoid arthritis defined by American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria. The metabolic syndrome was defined according to the consensus definition (incorporating IDF and American Heart Association/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute -AHA/NHLBI definitions). Results: We enrolled in the study 91 patients having a mean age of 57.7±10.4SD (54.7±10.2 SD psoriatic arthritis, 60.01±10.0 SD rheumatoid arthritis). The mean disease duration (years) was 4.12±4.1SD for psoriatic arthritis and 6.7±7.8SD for rheumatoid arthritis. The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome was 67.5% in the group with psoriatic arthritis and 37.2% in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The psoriatic patients had a higher prevalence of impared fasting glucose (52.5% vs 27.4%, p=0.018), and elevated trygliceride values as compared with those presenting rheumatoid arthritis (25% vs 11% p=0.0004). Conclusions: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome is increased in patients with psoriatic arthritis as compared to patients with rheumatoid arthritis.</abstract>

Introduction: The psoriatic patients have an increased number of associated comorbidities. Of these, cardiovascular diseases present the highest incidence and severity. The understanding of the cardiovascular risk in patients with psoriatic arthritis was supported from the rheumatoid arthritis studies that suggested that patients with psoriatic arthritis have a risk of cardiovascular diseases similar to patients presenting rheumatoid arthritis. The presence of the metabolic syndrome further increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its components in two groups of patients: those presenting psoriatic arthritis and those with rheumatoid arthritis. Material and method: The study included two groups of patients: group one - 40 patients with psoriatic arthritis defined by Moll and Wright criteria, respectively the group two - 51 patients with rheumatoid arthritis defined by American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria. The metabolic syndrome was defined according to the consensus definition (incorporating IDF and American Heart Association/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute -AHA/NHLBI definitions). Results: We enrolled in the study 91 patients having a mean age of 57.7±10.4SD (54.7±10.2 SD psoriatic arthritis, 60.01±10.0 SD rheumatoid arthritis). The mean disease duration (years) was 4.12±4.1SD for psoriatic arthritis and 6.7±7.8SD for rheumatoid arthritis. The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome was 67.5% in the group with psoriatic arthritis and 37.2% in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The psoriatic patients had a higher prevalence of impared fasting glucose (52.5% vs 27.4%, p=0.018), and elevated trygliceride values as compared with those presenting rheumatoid arthritis (25% vs 11% p=0.0004). Conclusions: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome is increased in patients with psoriatic arthritis as compared to patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Psoriatic Arthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis

County Clinical Emergency Hospital of Tîrgu-Mureș , Clinic of Rheumatology

Chronic Haemodialysis Center of Tîrgu-Mures 3 University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Tîrgu-Mureș

University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Tîrgu-Mureș

Acta Marisiensis - Seria Medica

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Introduction: The psoriatic patients have an increased number of associated comorbidities. Of these, cardiovascular diseases present the highest incidence and...

Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Psoriatic Arthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis

Published Online: Dec 04, 2014

Page range: 196 - 199

Received: Jun 13, 2014

Accepted: Oct 19, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amma-2014-0041

Keywords
metabolic syndrome, psoriatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis

© by Lucia Crăciun

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Psoriatic Arthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis

Published Online: Dec 04, 2014

Page range: 196 - 199

Received: Jun 13, 2014

Accepted: Oct 19, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amma-2014-0041

Keywordsmetabolic syndrome, psoriatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis

© by Lucia Crăciun

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
metabolic syndrome, psoriatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis