Risk of Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes in Postmenopausal Women with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Authors

Ruby Greywoode
Joseph Larson
Jellyana Peraza
Rachel Clark
Matthew A Allison
Naueen A Chaudhry
Peter F. Schnatz, Department of Obstetrics Gynecology & Internal Medicine, Reading Hospital / Tower Health & Drexel University, West Reading, PA, USAFollow
Aladdin H Shadyab
Robert B Wallace
Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-2024

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Individuals with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who lack traditional cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, such as young females, are observed to experience adverse CVD outcomes. Whether women with IBD have increased CVD risk after the menopause transition is unclear.

METHODS: We conducted a survival analysis of Women's Health Initiative (WHI) participants and excluded those with missing IBD diagnosis, model covariate data, follow-up data, or a baseline history of the following CVD outcomes: coronary heart disease (CHD), ischemic stroke, venous thromboembolism (VTE), peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Risk of outcomes between IBD and non-IBD women was performed using Cox proportional hazard models, stratified by WHI trial and follow-up. Models were adjusted for age, socio-demographics, comorbidities (e.g., hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, etc.), family history, and lifestyle factors (e.g., smoking, alcohol, physical activity, body mass index, etc.).

RESULTS: Of 134,022 WHI participants meeting inclusion criteria, 1367 (1.0%) reported IBD at baseline. Mean baseline age was 63.4 years. After adjusting for age and other confounders, no significant difference was observed between IBD and non-IBD women for the risk of CHD (HR 0.96, 95% CI 0.73-1.24), VTE (HR 1.11, 95% CI 0.81-1.52) or PAD (HR 0.64, 95% CI 0.28-1.42). After adjusting for age, risk of ischemic stroke was significantly higher (HR 1.41, 95% CI 1.06-1.88) in IBD than non-IBD women. With further adjustment, the excess risk of ischemic stroke among IBD women was attenuated and no longer statistically significant (HR 1.31, 95% CI 0.98-1.76).

CONCLUSIONS: Among postmenopausal women with IBD, risk of ischemic stroke may be higher than in non-IBD women.

Publication Title

Digestive diseases and sciences

Volume

69

Issue

7

First Page

2586

Last Page

2594

Comments

online ahead of print

Recommended Citation

Greywoode, R., Larson, J., Peraza, J., Clark, R., Allison, M., Chaudhry, N., Schnatz, P., Shadyab, A., Wallace, R., & Wassertheil-Smoller, S. (2024). Risk of Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes in Postmenopausal Women with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.. Digestive diseases and sciences, 69 (7), 2586-2594. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-024-08348-2