Clinical Study

Selected Inflammatory and Metabolic Markers in Psoriatic Patients Treated with Goeckerman Therapy

Table 1

Relationships among biomarkers and basic characteristics of the therapy.

BiomarkersInfluencing factors
Total duration of GT (days)Time of UV exposure (days)Application of crude coal
tar ointment (% of body surface)

CRP (mg/L) () () (NS)
Leptin (µg/L) (NS) (NS) (NS)
Adiponectin (mg/L) () (NS) ()

Values observed after the therapy.
: value of Spearman Rank Order Correlation.