Abstract | OBJECTIVE: METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted from 2002-2005 in 161 women with SLE and without CVD. The primary outcome measure was a composite vascular disease marker consisting of the presence of coronary artery calcium and/or carotid artery plaque. RESULTS: In total, 101 women met criteria for vascular disease. In unadjusted analyses, several traditional cardiovascular risk factors, inflammatory markers, adiposity, SLE disease-related factors, and depression were associated with vascular disease. In the final multivariable model, the psychological variable depression was associated with nearly 4-fold higher odds for vascular disease (OR 3.85, 95% CI 1.37, 10.87) when adjusted for other risk factors of age, lower education level, hypertensive status, waist-hip ratio, and C-reactive protein. CONCLUSION: In SLE, depression is independently associated with vascular disease, along with physical factors.
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Authors | Carol M Greco, Tracy Li, Abdus Sattar, Amy H Kao, Natalya Danchenko, Daniel Edmundowicz, Kim Sutton-Tyrrell, Russell P Tracy, Lewis H Kuller, Susan Manzi |
Journal | The Journal of rheumatology
(J Rheumatol)
Vol. 39
Issue 2
Pg. 262-8
(Feb 2012)
ISSN: 0315-162X [Print] Canada |
PMID | 22174200
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Carotid Stenosis
(epidemiology)
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Depression
(epidemiology)
- Female
- Humans
- Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
(epidemiology)
- Middle Aged
- Vascular Diseases
(epidemiology)
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