Open AccessA study of the prevalence of diabetes, insulin resistance, lipid abnormalities, and cardiovascular risk factors in patients with chronic plaque psoriasis
Author(s) -
Rickson R Pereira,
Sangeeta Amladi,
Prema K Varthakavi
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 - 10.4103/0019-5154.87144
Subject(s) - medicine , postprandial , diabetes mellitus , psoriasis , insulin resistance , impaired fasting glucose , impaired glucose tolerance , insulin , endocrinology , odds ratio , population , glucose tolerance test , lipid profile , gastroenterology , immunology , environmental health
The association between psoriasis, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease remains largely unelucidated in the Indian population.