Journal article
Psoriasis and risk of venous thromboembolism: a systematic review and meta-analysis
QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians, Vol.107(10), pp.793-797
10/2014
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcu073
PMID: 24713224
Abstract
Several chronic inflammatory disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus, have been shown to increase venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk but the data on psoriasis is unclear.
We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies that reported odds ratio, relative risk, hazard ratio or standardized incidence ratio comparing VTE risk in patients with psoriasis vs. non-psoriasis participants. Pooled risk ratio and 95% confidence intervals were calculated using a random effect, generic inverse variance method.
Four studies were identified and included in our data analysis. The pooled risk ratio of VTE in patients with psoriasis was 1.46 (95% CI, 1.29-1.66). The statistical heterogeneity of this meta-analysis was high with an I(2) of 86%.
Our study demonstrated a statistically significant increased VTE risk among patients with psoriasis.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Psoriasis and risk of venous thromboembolism: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Creators
- Patompong Ungprasert - Mahidol UniversityAnawin Sanguankeo - Mahidol UniversitySikarin Upala - Mahidol UniversityPromporn Suksaranjit - Mahidol University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians, Vol.107(10), pp.793-797
- DOI
- 10.1093/qjmed/hcu073
- PMID
- 24713224
- ISSN
- 1460-2725
- eISSN
- 1460-2393
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/2014
- Academic Unit
- Cardiovascular Medicine; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984359823202771
Metrics
14 Record Views