Psoriasis and Cardiovascular Risk: Assessment by CUORE Project Risk Score in Italian Patients

Table 1

Descriptive analysis of the demographic and clinical data of cases and controls.

Characteristics	Psoriasis patients (𝑛=210)	Controls (𝑛=111)	𝑃 value
Age (years), mean ± SD	52.22±9.85	52.30±9.55	𝑃=0.994
Gender
Male, % (𝑛)	67.62% (142)	67.57% (75)	𝑃=0.992
PASI, mean	15.44±8.67
Range	4–46.7
PASI < 10, % (𝑛)	33% (70)
PASI ≥ 10, % (𝑛)	77% (140)
Psoriasis type I, % (𝑛)	59.05% (124)
Psoriasis type II, % (𝑛)	40.95% (86)
CUORE project risk score,
Mean ± SD	6.80±6.34	4.48±4.38	𝑃<0.001
35–44 years	2.32±1.65	1.11±0.74	𝑃<0.001
45–54 years	4.43±3.47	2.53±1.39	𝑃<0.001
55–69 years	12.99±15.16	8.07±4.68	𝑃=0.006