Cardiovascular risk factors and complications in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus with and without nephritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Lupus Sci Med 2024;11(1):e001152 DOI 10.1136/lupus-2024-001152
Patients with SLE and LN show increased risk of CV risk factors including diabetes mellitus, hypertension and hyperlipidaemia versus patients without nephritis..
This review and meta-analysis by Wong, et al. included 57 studies: 22 were used for a two-armed analysis, while 45 were used for proportional meta-analysis. Presence of LN was also associated with higher systolic and diastolic blood pressure and increased risk of hypertension.
