title: [Cardio-vascular risk factors control in elderly patients with peripheral artery disease].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The assessment of control of modifiable risk factors among elderly patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) admitted to the hospital angiology ward.
  
  
  METHODS
  The results of treatment of dyslipidemia (DL), hypertension (HT), diabetes mellitus (DM) and prevalence of cigarette smoking were assessed among older (>65 years old, group I) and younger patients (group II) with PAD in a admission day to hospital.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The study population included 154 patients (I--92 and II--65 subjects) aged 67.4 ± 9.4 years, 69.5% men. The study groups presented similar grades of PAD classification by Rutherford. Group I was older (73.5 ± 6.4 vs 58.3 ± 4.7 yrs, p < 0.001), had lower frequency of current smokers (21.7 vs 48.4%, P < 0.001) than group II. Diagnosis of DL, HT and DM were equally frequent in both groups. However, coronary heart disease was diagnosed more frequently in group I than II (52.2 vs 29.0%, p = 0.004). Both groups were similar according to systolic blood pressure (BP) values and levels of glucose and HDL cholesterol. Group I had lower diastolic BP than group II (69.5 ± 11.1 vs 74.0 ± 9.9 mmHg, p = 0.02), but control of HT was similar in both groups (71.7 vs 67.7%). LDL cholesterol levels were lower in a group I than II (2.2 ± 1.0 vs 2.5 ± 1.1 mmol/l, p = 0.04), but LDL cholesterol values < 1.8 mmol/l were observed with similar frequency in both groups (40.2 vs 27.4%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patient's age seems to have no important impact on the control of atherosclerosis risk factors in patients with PAD.
authors.forename: Dorota
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Studzińska
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gryglewska
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wojnarowska
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Paleń
authors.forename: Bogusław
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rudel
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Grodzicki
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D058729:Peripheral Arterial Disease / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000209:etiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects