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

Table 2

Biochemical parameter comparison of study participants.

	Patient	Control	value
Mean CRP (mg/dl)	1.55 ± 2.17	0.61 ± 1.38	0.025
Mean TG (mg/dl)	160.4 ± 144.5	154.1 ± 150.9	0.849
Mean Chol (mg/dl)	182.6 ± 39.2	177.2 ± 36.5	0.522
Mean HDL (mg/dl)	44.2 ± 10.3	44.3 ± 6.7	0.928
Mean LDL (mg/dl)	102.7 ± 31.3	101.4 ± 27.6	0.835
Mean leptin (ng/dl)	32.6 ± 23.2	28.7 ± 20.3	0.429

CRP: c-reactive protein, TG: triglyceride, Chol: total cholesterol, HDL: high-density lipoprotein, LDL: low-density lipoprotein.