Hypertension prevalence in rheumatoid arthritis

Abstract

Objective. To study hypertension prevalence in pts with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Material and methods. Medical documentation of 1622 pts with RA (88% of all RA pts followed by city rheumatologists) was studied. Pts with proved hypertension were identified. Blood pressure in the other RA pts was measured during 5 days. 732 RA pts had hypertension and 886 pts did not. Results. Among RA pts olderthan 18 years hypertension was more frequent than in general population - 45,24%. Hypertension prevalence in RA pts increased with age. Maximal hypertension frequency was revealed in female RA pts aged 40 to 59 years.

Keywords

• rheumatoid arthritis
• hypertension prevalence
• sex differences