Research Article

The Impact of Psoriasis and Metabolic Syndrome on the Systemic Inflammation and Oxidative Damage to Nucleic Acids

Table 1

The levels of calprotectin, ANGPTL8, and oxidative damage to nucleic acids in controls and patients.

ParameterMedian (Q1–Q3)Significance of the differences

Calprotectin (pg/mL)
 Controls1943.0 (1260.0–2488.0)
 Patients5231.0 (4159.0–8041.0)
ANGPTL8 (ng/mL)
 Controls11.97 (9.63–15.10)NS
 Patients13.80 (10.83–14.72)
Oxidative damage to nucleic acids (pg/mL)
 Controls1730.0 (981.0–2643.4)
 Patients3269.3 (2004.4–4505.9)

Legend: Q1: first quartile; Q3: third quartile.