Open AccessAssociation of Metabolic Syndrome in Chronic Plaque Psoriasis Patients and their Correlation with Disease Severity, Duration and Age: A Case Control Study from Western Maharashtra
Author(s) -
Aarti S. Salunke,
Mahendra Vinayak Nagargoje,
Vasudha Abhijit Belgaumkar,
Sunil N. Tolat,
Ravindranath Brahmadev Chavan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/24390.10348
Subject(s) - psoriasis , medicine , dyslipidemia , odds ratio , confidence interval , metabolic syndrome , statistical significance , diabetes mellitus , case control study , disease , obesity , dermatology , endocrinology
Psoriasis is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease where the skin and the joints are the primary targets. Despite the fact that psoriasis carries minimal risk of mortality, it is associated with significant morbidity which may have a significant impact on quality of life of patients. Globally, psoriasis has been reported to be associated with Metabolic Syndrome (MS) including obesity, dyslipidemia, diabetes and hypertension. Association of MS and its various components with psoriasis has been consistently reported in various studies, but there is a paucity of data on this association from the Indian subcontinent.