title: Novel and traditional cardiovascular risk factors for peripheral arterial disease in incident-dialysis patients.
abstract: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD), which threatens limb viability and patient survival, is increasing in frequency in the dialysis population, but associated risk factors remain poorly defined. We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of the association of novel and traditional cardiovascular risk factors with PAD in incident-dialysis patients enrolled in the CHOICE study by application of multivariate logistic-regression models with adjustment for confounders. Risk factors were determined by interview, record review, and laboratory analysis of frozen specimens. Among 922 patients, 25% had a diagnosis of PAD. After adjustment, higher prevalence of PAD was associated with increasing age (odds ratio [OR], 95% CI = 1.28 [range: 1.12 to 1.48] per 10-year increase in age); presence of diabetes mellitus (OR, 95% CI = 2.76 [range: 1.72 to 4.42]); higher Index of Co-Existent Disease (ICED), ICED 2 and ICED 3 versus ICED 0-1, (OR, 95% CI = 2.04; [range: 1.24 to 3.35] and OR, 95% CI = 2.81 [range: 1.83 to 4.30], respectively). After adjustment, we found no statistically significant association between CRP and prevalence of PAD. The prevalence of PAD diagnosis was 34% higher per quartile increase in Lp(a) (OR, 95% CI = 1.34 [range: 1.13 to 1.59]). Similarly, the prevalence of PAD diagnosis was 19% higher per quartile increase in total homocysteine (OR, 95% CI = 1.19 [range: 1.05 to 1.35]). The prevalence of PAD is high in incident-dialysis patients and is associated with several novel and traditional cardiovascular risk factors. This study identifies several novel risk factors (eg, Lp(a) and total homocysteine) and underscores the need for further research to reduce the burden of PAD in this high-risk group of patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. bjaar@jhmi.edu
authors.forename: Bernard G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Jaar
authors.forename: Laura C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Plantinga
authors.forename: Brad C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Astor
authors.forename: Nancy E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Fink
authors.forename: Craig
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Longenecker
authors.forename: Russell P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Tracy
authors.forename: Santica M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Marcovina
authors.forename: Neil R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Powe
authors.forename: Josef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Coresh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D011336:Probability; D011379:Prognosis; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D016896:Treatment Outcome