Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Montenegrin patients with psoriasis
Background/Aim. Increasing epidemiological studies suggest the association between psoriasis and metabolic syndrome. The aim of this study was to assess the association of metabolic syndrome and its components with psoriasis in a sample of patients from Montenegro, and to predict the factor...
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| Language: | English |
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Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Serbia, University of Defence, Belgrade
2016-01-01
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| Series: | Vojnosanitetski Pregled |
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| Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2016/0042-84501500138R.pdf |
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| Summary: | Background/Aim. Increasing epidemiological studies suggest the association
between psoriasis and metabolic syndrome. The aim of this study was to assess
the association of metabolic syndrome and its components with psoriasis in a
sample of patients from Montenegro, and to predict the factors that determine
the metabolic syndrome. Methods. A case-control study was conducted at the
Clinic of Dermatology and Venereology, Clinical Center of Montenegro,
Podgorica, Montenegro, between January and December 2012. The study group
included 101 patients with psoriasis (cases) and 126 patients with the
diagnosis of dermatological disease other than psoriasis (controls)
consecutively admitted to the same clinic. Results. Metabolic syndrome was
more prevalent in the psoriasis patients than in the controls (48.5% vs
20.6%; OR = 2.99). In addition, the psoriasis patients were significantly
more likely to be smokers (OR = 2.16) and were less physically active (OR =
0.58). Conclusion. The results of this study demonstrate a strong association
between psoriasis and metabolic syndrome independent of psoriasis severity.
Patients with psoriasis should be routinely screened for metabolic syndrome
and its components. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br.
175025: Clinical-epidemiological research of diseases of public health
importance in Serbia] |
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| ISSN: | 0042-8450 2406-0720 |