The prevalence of metabolic syndrome is increased in patients with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis

• Published in: International urology and nephrology Vol. 53; no. 7; pp. 1427 - 1434
• Main Authors: Atas, Dilek Barutcu, Atas, Halil, İzgi, Tuba Nur, Velioglu, Arzu, Arikan, Hakki, Oner, Fatma Alibaz, Direskeneli, Haner, Tuglular, Serhan, Asicioglu, Ebru
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.07.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Age; Cardiovascular diseases; Cholesterol; Diabetes mellitus; Leukocytes (neutrophilic); Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Metabolic syndrome; Multivariate analysis; Nephrology; Nephrology - Original Paper; Neutrophils; Patients; Urology; Vasculitis; Granulomatosis with polyangiitis; Microscopic polyangiitis; Vasculitis; Metabolic syndrome; ANCA

Purpose Cardiovascular disease is one of the major causes of mortality in anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis (AAV). Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is associated with increased cardiovascular risk in the normal population. However, MetS in AAV has not been adequately investigated....