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

Table 2

Comparison of CUORE project risk score in patients and controls.

	Cases (𝑛=210)	Controls (𝑛=111)	𝑃 value
Low risk
% (𝑛)	41.43% (87)	46.85% (52)	𝑃=0.351
Age (years), mean ± SD	45.02±6.79	45.56±7.34	𝑃=0.662
Gender
Male, % (𝑛)	22.86% (48)	25.2% (28)	𝑃=0.635
Female, % (𝑛)	18.6% (39)	21.6% (24)	𝑃=0.405
CUORE project risk score,
Mean ± SD	1.81±0.74	1.28±0.69	𝑃<0.001
Intermediate risk
% (𝑛)	53.33% (112)	53.15% (59)	𝑃=0.975
Age (years), mean ± SD	56.6±8.44	58.25±6.98	𝑃=0.063
Gender
Male, % (𝑛)	40% (84)	42.4% (47)	𝑃=0.684
Female, % (𝑛)	13.3% (28)	10.8% (12)	𝑃=0.515
CUORE project risk score,
Mean ± SD	8.90±4.25	7.30±4.43	𝑃=0.002
High risk
% (𝑛)	5.24 (11)	0
Age (years), mean ± SD	64.73±3.86
Gender
Male, % (𝑛)	4.77% (10)
Female, % (𝑛)	0.47% (1)
CUORE project risk score,
Mean ± SD	24.82±3.19