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- Title
Psoriasis and risk of venous thromboembolism: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
- Authors
Ungprasert, Patompong; Sanguankeo, Anawin; Upala, Sikarin; Suksaranjit, Promporn
- Abstract
Background: 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.Methods: 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.Result: 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 I2 of 86%.Conclusion: Our study demonstrated a statistically significant increased VTE risk among patients with psoriasis.
- Subjects
PSORIASIS; THROMBOEMBOLISM risk factors; SYSTEMATIC reviews; INFLAMMATION; RHEUMATOID arthritis; SYSTEMIC lupus erythematosus; META-analysis
- Publication
QJM: An International Journal of Medicine, 2014, Vol 107, Issue 10, p793
- ISSN
1460-2725
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/qjmed/hcu073