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Volume 12, Issue C, December 2015, Pages 30 - 30

P7.3 RISK FACTORS CONTROL IN ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE

Authors
Barbara Gryglewska*1, Dorota Studzinska2
1Department of Internal Medicine and Gerontology, Medical College, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
2Department of Internal Medicine and Angiology, Hospital of the Order of Brothers Hospitallers, Kraków, Poland
Available Online 23 November 2015.
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Abstract

Objective: The assessment of control of modifiable risk factors among elderly patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) admitted to the hospital angiology ward.

Methods: The results of treatment of dyslipidemia (DL), hypertension (HT), diabetes mellitus (DM) and prevalence of cigarette smoking were assessed among older (>65 years old, group I) and younger patients (group II) with PAD in a admission day to hospital. Statistical analysis was performed with U Mann-Whitney and Chi2 tests.

Results: The study population included 154 patients (I – 92 and II – 65 subjects) aged 67,4 ±9,4 years, 69,5% men. The study groups presented similar grades of PAD classification by Rutherford. Group II was older (73,5±6,4 vs 58,3±4,7yrs), had lower frequency of current smokers (21,7 vs 48,4%) than groups II. Diagnosis of DL, HT and DM were equally frequent in both groups. However, coronary heart disease was diagnosed more frequently in group I than II (52,2 vs 29,0%). Both groups were similar according to systolic blood pressure (BP) values and levels of glucose and HDL cholesterol. Group I had lower diastolic BP than group II (69,5±11,1 vs 74,0±9,9 mmHg), but control of HT was similar in both groups (71,7 vs 67,7%). LDL cholesterol were lower in a group I than II (2,2±1,0 vs 2,5±1,1 mmol/l), but LDL cholesterol values < 1,8 mmol/l were observed with similar frequency in both groups (40,2 vs 27,4%).

Conclusions: Elderly patients with PAD presented slightly better control of modifiable risk factors than younger patients.

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30 - 30
Publication Date
2015/11/23
ISSN (Online)
1876-4401
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1872-9312
DOI
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