High Incidence of Metabolic Syndrome Components in Lichen Planus Patients: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

A summary of baseline characteristics of participants in each group.

		Patient	Control	value
Mean age (years)		44.2 ± 12.4	43.1 ± 9.2	0.656
Age groups, n (%)	≤39 years	12 (30%)	14 (35%)	0.878
	40–59 years	25 (62.5%)	24 (60%)
	≥60 years	3 (7.5%)	2 (5%)
Sex, n (%)	Male	16 (40%)	14 (35%)	0.500
	Female	24 (60%)	26 (65%)
BMI, n (%)	<18.5 Kg/m^2	1 (2.5%)	2 (5%)	0.089
	18.5–24.99 Kg/m^2	10 (25%)	12 (30%)
	25–29.99 Kg/m^2	15 (37.5%)	19 (47.5%)
	≥30 Kg/m^2	14 (35%)	7 (17.5%)
Mean BMI (Kg/m^2)		27.5 ± 4.4	27.3 ± 3.2	0.795
Mean SBP (mmHg)		117 ± 12.2	112 ± 12.8	0.111
Mean DBP (mmHg)		72 ± 10.2	69 ± 9.3	0.231
Mean AC (cm)		97.5 ± 12.3	92.6 ± 15.0	0.116
Clinical type of disease, n (%)	Cutaneous	30 (75%)
	Mucosal	2 (5%)
	Mucocutaneous	8 (20%)

BMI: body mass index, SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure, AC: abdominal circumference.