Open AccessA clinical evaluation of skin tags in relation to obesity, type 2 diabetis mellitus, age, and sex
Author(s) -
Omar Soliman El Safoury,
M.M. Ibrahim
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.84765
Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , obesity , logistic regression , diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes mellitus , multivariate analysis , skin color , demography , endocrinology , sociology , artificial intelligence , computer science
Skin tags (STs) have been investigated as a marker of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM), yet the relation of STs to obesity is still a matter of controversy.