Open AccessMetabolic Syndrome in Psoriasis among Urban South Indians: A Case Control Study Using SAM-NCEP Criteria
Author(s) -
Banavasi Shanmukha Girisha,
Neetha Thomas
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/2017/24717.9376
Subject(s) - metabolic syndrome , medicine , psoriasis , hypertriglyceridemia , abdominal obesity , waist , blood pressure , obesity , gastroenterology , endocrinology , cholesterol , triglyceride , dermatology
Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the skin associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity. Metabolic syndrome is a significant forecaster of cardiovascular events.