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

Table 3

values and Pearson’s correlations for biochemical parameters in participants regarding age, BMI, and disease duration.

		Age, value (r)	BMI, value (r)	Disease duration, value (r)
TG (mg/dl)	Patients	0.23 (0.19)	0.44 (−0.12)	0.99 (0.11)
	Controls	0.21 (−0.2)	0.14 (0.24)
Chol (mg/dl)	Patients	0.42 (−0.13)	0.81 (0.04)	0.39 (−0.33)
	Controls	0.33 (0.16)	0.055 (0.31)
HDL (mg/dl)	Patients	0.27 (0.18)	0.44 (0.13)	0.98 (−0.005)
	Controls	0.07 (−0.29)	0.26 (−0.18)
LDL (mg/dl)	Patients	0.76 (−0.05)	0.77 (−0.05)	0.054 (−0.31)
	Controls	0.45 (0.12)	0.07 (0.29)
Leptin (ng/ml)	Patients	0.09 (−0.27)	0.037 (0.33)	0.49 (−0.11)
	Controls	0.49 (0.11)	0.003 (0.465)

TG: triglyceride, Chol: total cholesterol, HDL: high-density lipoprotein, LDL: low-density lipoprotein.