Research Article
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/m2 | 1 (2.5%) | 2 (5%) | 0.089 | 18.5–24.99 Kg/m2 | 10 (25%) | 12 (30%) | 25–29.99 Kg/m2 | 15 (37.5%) | 19 (47.5%) | ≥30 Kg/m2 | 14 (35%) | 7 (17.5%) |
| Mean BMI (Kg/m2) | 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%) | |
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BMI: body mass index, SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure, AC: abdominal circumference.
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