Prevention & lipidsCross-sectional study

Cardiovascular risk profiles in patients with inflammatory bowel disease differ from matched controls from the general population

Eur J Prev CardiolPublished

  • Cross-sectional study
  • age/sex-matched controls

Authors' conclusion

The increased CVD risk in IBD is discrepant with the 10-year CVD risk estimate.

Study context

Population
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease aged ≥45 years and matched controls from the general population
Participants
235 vs 829
Exposure
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients vs age/sex-matched controls from the general population
  • IBDn = 235
  • Controlsn = 829reference
Outcome
CVD risk factors and 10-year CVD risk (SCORE2)

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

IBD vs ControlsOdds ratio (95% CI)
ASCVD events
2.01(1.23–3.27)
overweight
0.48(0.35–0.66)
hypercholesterolaemia
0.45(0.31–0.65)
hypertension
1.67(1.19–2.32)
waist circumference
difference +4 cm; P = 0.006
triglyceride levels
difference +0.6 mmol/L; P < 0.001

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Further findings

OutcomeOR (95% CI)
ASCVD events by type — IBD vs Controls · HF2.02 (1.02–4.01)
ASCVD events by type — IBD vs Controls · CHD2.01 (1.7–3.13)

Original publication

Cardiovascular risk profiles in patients with inflammatory bowel disease differ from matched controls from the general population. Eur J Prev Cardiol. Published 19 April 2023. doi:10.1093/eurjpc/zwad124

Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it