title: Metabolic syndrome and peripheral artery disease: Two related conditions.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To ascertain the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) at the Martorell primary care (PC) center. To analyze the differences in comorbidities and cardiovascular risk factors between patients with PAD with and without MS.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional, descriptive study on patients diagnosed with PAD according to computerized clinical records of the Martorell PC center. Variables collected included age, sex, high blood pressure (HBP), dyslipidemia (DLP), diabetes (DM), smoking, obesity, cardiovascular disease (CVD), erectile dysfunction (ED), renal failure (RF), and oligoalbuminuria. An analysis comparing patients with and without MS was performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were 131 patients diagnosed with PAD, 104 (79%) of whom were male. Sixty-three (48.1%) also had MS. Patients with both PAD and MS had, as compared to those with PAD only, a higher prevalence of HBP (87.3 vs. 60.3%, P: 0.001), DLP (77.8 vs. 60.3%, P: 0.03), DM (69.8 vs. 30.9%, P<.001), obesity (25.4 vs. 10.3%, P: 0.03), CVD (42.9 vs. 19.1%); P: 0.004), ED (81.3 vs. 54.3%, P: 0.02), and RF (40.3 vs. 17.9%, P: 0.006).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patients with both PAD and MS had a higher prevalence of HBP, DLP, DM, and obesity. They also had more cardiovascular events and were significantly associated with pathological conditions highly relevant for cardiovascular prognosis such as erectile dysfunction and chronic kidney disease.
authors.affiliation: Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria, ABS de Martorell, Barcelona, España. Electronic address: paoriol@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Pilar Ángeles
authors.initials: PÁ
authors.lastname: Oriol Torón
authors.affiliation: Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria, ABS de Martorell, Barcelona, España.
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Badía Farré
authors.affiliation: Departament de Metodología, Qualitat i Avaluació Assistencial, AP Costa de Ponent, Institut Catalá de la Salut, Barcelona, España.
authors.forename: Amparo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Romaguera Lliso
authors.affiliation: Diplomada Universitaria en Enfermería, ABS Sant Andreu de la Barça, Barcelona, España.
authors.forename: Jovita
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Roda Diestro
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D055109:Ankle Brachial Index; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D058729:Peripheral Arterial Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011320:Primary Health Care; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Atención Primaria.; Enfermedad arterial periférica; Metabolic syndrome; Peripheral artery disease; Primary care; Síndrome metabólico