Open AccessObesity, Waist Circumference, Weight Change, and the Risk of Psoriasis in Women
Author(s) -
Arathi Setty
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.167.15.1670
Subject(s) - medicine , psoriasis , waist , body mass index , obesity , prospective cohort study , confidence interval , circumference , risk factor , relative risk , demography , dermatology , geometry , mathematics , sociology
Psoriasis is a common, chronic, inflammatory skin disorder. Higher adiposity may increase the risk of psoriasis, but, to our knowledge, no prospective data are available on this relationship.
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