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

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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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TY  - JOUR
AU  - Barbara Gryglewska*
AU  - Dorota Studzinska
PY  - 2015
DA  - 2015/11/23
TI  - P7.3 RISK FACTORS CONTROL IN ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE
JO  - Artery Research
SP  - 30
EP  - 30
VL  - 12
IS  - C
SN  - 1876-4401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.artres.2015.10.307
DO  - 10.1016/j.artres.2015.10.307
ID  - Gryglewska*2015
ER  -