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. 2017 Jul 1;56(13):1613–1619. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.56.8209

Table 1.

Comorbidity of Cardiovascular Diseases in Psoriasis.

References Subjects Brief description
Ref.41 Meta-analysis of 14 cohorts Risk ratio relative to general population
Cardiovascular disease mortality; 1.37 (95% CI 1.17-1.60)
Myocardial infarction; 3.04 (95% CI 0.65-14.35)
Stroke; 1.59 (95% CI 1.34-1.89)
Ref.42 German cross-sectional study (n=4,185) Adjusted odds ratio
German Health Insurance beneficiaries (n=1,811,098) Myocardial infarction; 2.26 (95% CI 1.03-4.96)
Ref.43 Control patients (n=556,995) Adjusted relative risk in a 30-year old patient
Mild psoriasis (n=127,139) Myocardial infarction in mild psoriasis; 1.29 (95% CI 1.14-1.46)
Severe psoriasis (n=3,837) Myocardial infarction in severe psoriasis; 3.10 (95% CI 1.98-4.86)
Ref.44 Control patients (n=14,330) Adjusted relative risk in a 40-year old patient
Severe psoriasis (n=3,603) Cardiovascular mortality in severe psoriasis; 2.69 (95% CI 1.45-4.99)
Ref.46 Prospective study for 5.2 years follow-up Fully adjusted hazard ratio
Control patients (n=208,187) Cardiovascular events; 1.02 (95% CI 0.95-1.08)
Psoriasis (n=48,523)
Ref.47 Hospital and clinic patients (n=113,065) Adjusted odds ratio
Coronary heart disease; 1.27 (95% CI 1.01-1.58)
Hypertension; 7.78 (95% CI 7.25-8.36)
Ref.61 Control patients (n=24,285) Adjusted odds ratio
Psoriasis (n=12,502) Hypertension; 1.37 (95% CI 1.29-1.46)