Adapted from BMJ 10 Sept 22
A large UK study using general practice records has found that cardiovascular diseases were around 50% higher in people who had autoimmune conditions.
The risk increased as the number of conditions increased. Systemic Sclerosis, Addison’s disease, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Type One Diabetes carried the highest risk.
The study compared half a million people who had been diagnosed with an autoimmune condition and matched them to a control group to age, sex, socioeconomic status and area of residence.
Published in the Lancet.
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