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. 2019 May 18;5(4):251–255. doi: 10.1016/j.ijwd.2019.05.003

Table 2.

Odds of vascular disease in patients with psoriasis compared with matched patients without psoriasis, stratified by sex

Women Psoriasis, n (%)
No psoriasis, n (%)
OR (95% CI)
Adjusted OR (95% CI)
n = 10,557 n = 31,671
Atherosclerotic CVD
 Any atherosclerosis 191 (1.8) 221 (0.7) 2.6 (2.1-3.2) 1.4 (1.1-1.8)
 Coronary artery disease 89 (0.8) 93 (0.3) 2.9 (2.1-3.9) 1.2 (0.8-1.8)
 Acute myocardial infarction 16 (0.2) 17 (0.05) 1.9 (1.3-2.9) 1.3 (0.6-2.9)
 Cerebrovascular disease 71 (0.7) 97 (0.3) 2.3 (1.6-3.0) 1.5 (1.0-2.0)
 Acute ischemic stroke 27 (0.3) 37 (0.1) 2.2 (1.3-3.6) 1.7 (0.9-2.9)
 Peripheral artery disease 40 (0.4) 40 (0.1) 3.0 (1.9-4.7) 1.9 (1.1-3.2)
Venous thromboembolism
 Any venous thromboembolism 94 (0.9) 142 (0.5) 2.0 (1.5-2.6) 1.3 (0.9-1.8)
 Deep vein thrombosis 51 (0.5) 73 (0.2) 2.1 (1.5-3.0) 1.8 (1.2-2.7)
 Pulmonary embolism 59 (0.6) 88 (0.3) 2.0 (1.4-2.8) 1.2 (0.8-1.7)
Men n = 7796 n = 23,388
Atherosclerotic CVD
 Any atherosclerosis 205 (2.6) 529 (2.3) 1.2 (0.9-1.4) 0.9 (0.8-1.10)
 Coronary artery disease 142 (1.8) 329 (1.4) 1.3 (1.1-1.6) 1.0 (0.8-1.2)
 Acute myocardial infarction 51 (0.7) 91 (0.4) 1.7 (1.2-2.4) 1.4 (1.0-1.9)
 Cerebrovascular disease 50 (0.6) 152 (0.7) 1.0 (0.7-1.4) 0.9 (0.6-1.2)
 Acute ischemic stroke 23 (0.3) 66 (0.3) 1.0 (0.7-1.7) 1.0 (0.6-1.6)
 Peripheral artery disease 31 (0.3) 72 (0.3) 0.9 (0.5-1.4) 0.8 (0.5-1.3)
Venous thromboembolism
 Any venous thromboembolism 83 (1.1) 261 (1.1) 0.9 (0.7-1.2) 0.9 (0.7-1.2)
 Deep vein thrombosis 51 (0.7) 141 (0.6) 1.1 (0.8-1.5) 1.0 (0.7-1.4)
 Pulmonary embolism 42 (0.5) 153 (0.7) 0.8 (0.6-1.2) 0.8 (0.6-1.1)

CI, confidence interval; CVD, cardiovascular disease; OR, odds ratio

OR adjusted for age, race/ethnicity, and year of hospital admission.

Multivariable model adjusted for age, race/ethnicity, obesity, hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, tobacco use, and year of hospital admission.