Influence of parental histories of cardiovascular risk factors on risk factor clusters in the offspring.

Objectives: To assess the effect of parental histories of cardiovascular risk factors on risk factor clusters (RFC) in representative samples from three French populations (MONICA centers of Lille, Strasbourg, Toulouse).

Material And Methods: In a representative cross-sectional study, we screened 1,291 males and 1,264 females, aged 35-64 years. Subjects were defined as RFC cases when they were affected by at least 2 disorders among, hypertension (systolic or diastolic blood pressure >=140/90 mmHg and/or antihypertensive drug), diabetes (physician-diagnosed diabetes and/or glycemia >=7.

Proposed classification criteria of psoriatic arthritis. A preliminary study in 260 patients.

Unlabelled: Psoriatic arthritis probably owes to its radioclinical presentation its position as the most controversial and poorly understood of all major chronic inflammatory joint diseases. Differentiating psoriatic arthritis from ankylosing spondylitis and rheumatoid arthritis remains difficult.

Objective: To conduct a statistical analysis aimed at identifying clinical, radiological, and laboratory criteria for classifying psoriatic arthritis.

Influence of parental history of hypertension on blood pressure.

Aim: To assess the effect of parental history of hypertension on blood pressure in representative samples from three French populations (MONICA centres of Lille, Strasbourg, Toulouse).

Methods: We screened 1660 males and 1635 females, aged 35-64 years. Subjects were defined as hypertensive if systolic blood pressure >/=160 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure >/=95 mm Hg or if they were treated by antihypertensive drugs.