Cytokine Imbalance as a Common Mechanism in Both Psoriasis and Rheumatoid Arthritis

Table 1

Characteristics of the enrolled subjects for the three groups.

Characteristic	Control ()	PS ()	RA ()
Age (years)	45.80 ± 3.50	48.60 ± 5.20	54.50 ± 7.10
Disease duration (years)	/	3.70 ± 1.20	2.10 ± 1.10
BMI (kg/m^2)	22.34 ± 1.83	23.23 ± 4.71	25.81 ± 2.62
PASI	/	9.17 ± 8.56	/
BSA (%)	/	19.40 ± 4.14	/
ESR (mm/h)	/	/	39.14 ± 29.53
CRP (mg/L)	/	/	15.48 ± 15.40
RF (IU/mL)	/	/	63.76 ± 71.81
WBC (×10^9/L)	4.92 ± 1.10	5.33 ± 0.98	6.09 ± 1.50
HGB (g/L)	126.20 ± 13.89	124.72 ± 11.54	122.38 ± 14.74
PLT (×10^9/L)	228.70 ± 28.69	251.19 ± 34.56	246.75 ± 75.06

Note. Comparisons of clinical indicators of the PS group, RA group, and control group. An unpaired -test was used for continuous variables analysis, and the data are expressed as the mean ± SD when appropriate (95% CI).