1. Association between obesity measured by different parameters and severity of psoriasis.
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Duarte GV, Oliveira Mde F, Cardoso TM, Follador I, Silva TS, Cavalheiro CM, Nonato W, and Carvalho EM
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- Adult, Comorbidity, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Overweight epidemiology, Prevalence, Sex Distribution, Waist Circumference, Waist-Hip Ratio, Body Mass Index, Obesity epidemiology, Psoriasis epidemiology, Severity of Illness Index
- Abstract
Background: Obesity has been associated with the severity of psoriasis, but this relationship is not completely understood., Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate associations between the severity of psoriasis and weight excess as determined using a variety of parameters., Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed in 296 psoriasis patients. Their body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and waist : hip ratio (WHR) values were compared with results on a psoriasis area severity index (PASI)., Results: The frequency of severe psoriasis was higher in men (P < 0.05). Direct correlations were established between PASI scores and each of BMI (R = 0.0154, P = 0.01), WC (R = 0.207, P = 0.001), and WHR (R = 0.164, P = 0.007)., Conclusions: This study extends previous reports of an association between psoriasis and obesity and shows a direct correlation between obesity as measured according to different parameters and psoriasis severity., (© 2012 The International Society of Dermatology.)
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- 2013
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