Research Article
Psoriatic Arthritis Is an Indicator of Significant Renal Damage in Patients with Psoriasis: An Observational and Epidemiological Study
Table 2
An overview of the different parameters of renal functions.
| | Variable | Group-A | Group-B | Group-C | P value |
| | Creatinine (mg/dl) | 3.36 ± 0.60 | 2.30 ± 0.53 | 1.03 ± 0.18 | <0.001 | | Urea (mg/dl) | 51.43 ± 12.29 | 41.03 ± 4.62 | 28.07 ± 4.77 | <0.001 | | GFR (ml/minute/1.73 m2) | 57.57 ± 6.90 | 86.67 ± 7.49 | 106.33 ± 6.95 | <0.001 | | Urinary protein (mg/day) | 1182 ± 549 | 416 ± 102 | 170 ± 46 | <0.001 | | Phosphate (mg/dl) | 5.50 ± 0.63 | 3.97 ± 0.49 | 2.87 ± 0.57 | <0.001 | | Calcium (mg/dl) | 8.50 ± 0.63 | 9.93 ± 0.64 | 10.37 ± 0.61 | <0.001 | | Hemoglobin (gm/dl) | 11.20 ± 1.18 | 12.47 ± 0.57 | 14.33 ± 0.99 | <0.001 | | Uric acid (mg/dl) | 7.7 ± 0.91 | 6.9 ± 1.11 | 5.3 ± 1.23 | <0.05 |
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Group-A: patients with psoriatic arthritis, group-B: psoriasis without arthritis, group-C: healthy controls, and GFR: glomerular filtration rate.
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