Metabolic Changes and Serum Ghrelin Level in Patients with Psoriasis

Table 3

Laboratory findings of patient and control groups.

Parameter	Psoriasis vulgaris	Control
Glucose^* (mg/dL)	85.80 ± 11.88	84.96 ± 10.94
Triglycerides^* (mg/dL)	129.52 ± 71.80	125.08 ± 90.56
LDL-cholesterol^* (mg/dL)	112.75 ± 33.77	103.02 ± 34.88
HDL-cholesterol^* (mg/dL)	44.48 ± 13.47	47.48 ± 13.26
Total cholesterol^* (mg/dL)	182.64 ± 37.29	179.92 ± 26.87
Insulin^* (µIU/mL)	4.79 ± 3.46	8.56 ± 4.33
C-peptide^* (ng/mL)	1.95 ± 0.73	1.88 ± 0.66
HOMA-IR values^*	0.99 ± 0.70	1.80 ± 0.97
Ghrelin^* (pg/mL)	45.41 ± 22.41	29.92 ± 14.65

(Mean ± SD).