Metabolic Syndrome and Selective Inflammatory Markers in Psoriatic Patients
Table 1
Demographics and laboratory findings in the patients (PP) and the controls (CG).
Variable
PP ()
CG ()
value
Age
50.4 (18–80)
51.6 (20–65)
NS
Gender (male : female)
41 : 33
33 : 32
NS
BMI (kg/m2)
28.6 (32.9–24.0)
26.8 (29.8–24.5)
<0.05
BMI (kg/m2) male
30.7 (37.7–24.8)
26.8 (30.0–24.5)
<0.05
BMI (kg/m2) female
27.5 (30.4–23.7)
26.8 (29.5–24.3)
NS
Waist circumference male (cm)
110 (128.5–93)
99 (107–93)
<0.05
Waist circumference female (cm)
94 (103.5–80.5)
85.5 (101.2–80.2)
NS
DBP (mmHg)
90 (91–80)
84 (92–77)
<0.05
SBP (mmHg)
140 (150–129)
140 (148–127)
NS
HDL male (mmol/l)
1.1 (1.40–0.9)
1.0 (1.3–0.9)
NS
HDL female (mmol/l)
1.2 (1.4–1.0)
1.1 (1.2–0.9)
NS
Triglyceride (mmol/l)
1.5 (2.2–1.0)
1.2 (1.7–0.9)
NS
Glucose (mmol/l)
5.8 (7.2–5.1)
5.6 (6.6–4.9)
NS
Notes: all data (except age) are presented as medians and upper and lower quartiles in brackets. The age is presented as an average and range in brackets; BMI: body mass index, DBP: diastolic blood pressure, SBP: systolic blood pressure, and HDL: high density lipoprotein.
