Clinical Study

Increased Risk of Atrial and Ventricular Arrhythmia in Long-Lasting Psoriasis Patients

Table 1

Comparison of clinical, laboratory, and echocardiographic variables between psoriasis patients and healthy subjects.

Psoriasis patients ( )Control group ( ) P value

Age (years)35,8 ± 1336,9 ± 10,40,751
Male (n, %) 44 (47%)33 (65%)0,206
Smoking (n, %)24 (25%)18 (35%)0,443
BMI (kg/m2)25,6 ± 5,923,8 ± 30,245
Systolic BP (mmHg)121,2 ± 12,9119,7 ± 11,20,66
Diastolic BP (mmHg)78,8 ± 9,277 ± 6,80,471
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)167,6 ± 47,4174 ± 36,40,582
LDL-C (mg/dL)97 ± 35,5103,9 ± 31,50,484
HDL-C (mg/dL)45,8 ± 13,344,4 ± 9,80,689
Triglyceride (mg/dL)152,6 ± 83,7153 ± 88,60,985
LVDD (mm)45,9 ± 3,344,2 ± 5,10,121
LVSD (mm)31,1 ± 3,932,1 ± 3,10,462
LVEF (%) 61,1 ± 3,862,6 ± 3,90,155
IVS (mm)9,9 ± 1,49,5 ± 10,216
PW (mm)9 ± 1,38,9 ± 0,90,7
LA diameter (mm)33,8 ± 4,433,9 ± 3,80,935
E/A1,29 ± 0,31,39 ± 0,30,271
DT (msec)195,9 ± 29,7176,4 ± 110,011
IVRT (msec)91,6 ± 14,780,1 ± 100,04
Diastolic dysfunction (n, %)8 (8,5%)00,309

BP: blood pressure, BMI: body mass index, LVDD: left ventricular diastolic diameter, LVSD: left ventricular systolic diameter, LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction, IVS: interventricular septum, PW: posterior wall, LA: left atrium, DT: deceleration time, and IVRT: isovolumetric relaxation time.