Serum Leptin Levels in Pemphigus: A Case Control Study
Table 1
Baseline demographics and clinical characteristics of patients with pemphigus and healthy controls.
Characteristic
Patients with pemphigus ()
Healthy controls ()
value
Gender
0.70
Female
27 (57.4%)
23 (53.5%)
Male
20 (42.6%)
20 (46.5%)
Age, years
0.69
Mean ± SD
Median (range)
47 (18–82)
47 (20–80)
Height
0.83
Mean ± SD
Median (range)
162 (150–178)
161 (145–185)
Weight
0.03
Mean ± SD
Median (range)
65.5 (50–101)
72.50 (47.5–100)
BMI
0.02
Mean ± SD
Median (range)
24.46 (18.51–39.64)
27.94 (18.56–39.55)
Smoking habit
0.06
Yes
7 (14.9%)
1 (2.3%)
No
40 (85.1%)
42 (97.7%)
Time until diagnosis, month
Median (range); IQR
4 (0.5–12); (2–7)
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Types of pemphigus involvement
Mucosal
10 (21.3%)
—
Cutaneous
9 (19.1%)
—
Mucocutaneous
28 (59.6%)
—
BSA, %
Median (range); IQR
3 (0–40); (0.5–10)
—
PAAS, median (range); IQR
Cutaneous score
2.1 (0–22.4); (0.3–6.4)
—
Mucus membrane score
5 (0–6); (2–6)
—
Total score#
6.2 (0.3–22.4); (4.1–11)
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Values are numbers (%) unless otherwise noted. BMI: body mass index (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared); IQR: interquartile range (25th–75th percentiles); BSA: body surface area; PAAS: pemphigus area and activity score. Total score is sum of cutaneous score and mucus membrane score.
