Table 1.
Metabolic syndrome criteria in psoriasis patients and controls.
| Psoriasis (n = 115) | Control (n = 140) | ++ P | ||
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| n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Waist circumference (cm) | M ≥ 94; F ≥ 80 | 84 (73.0%) | 117 (83.6%) | 0,041* |
| M < 94; F < 80 | 31 (27.0%) | 23 (16.4%) | ||
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| BMI (kg/m2) | 28.73 ± 6.1 | 28.22 ± 4.9 | 0.473 | |
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| Triglyceride (mg/dL) | ≥150 | 52 (45.2%) | 55 (39.3%) | 0.340 |
| <150 | 63 (54.8%) | 85 (60.7%) | ||
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| HDL (mg/dL) | F ≤ 50; M ≤ 40 | 50 (43.5%) | 46 (32.9%) | 0.082 |
| F > 50; M > 50 | 65 (56.5%) | 94 (67.1%) | ||
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| BP (mmHg) | ≥130/85 | 47 (40.9%) | 33 (23.6%) | 0.003** |
| <130/85 | 68 (59.1%) | 107 (76.4%) | ||
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| FBG (mg/dL) | ≥100 | 56 (48.7%) | 49 (35.0%) | 0.027* |
| <100 | 59 (51.3%) | 91 (65.0%) | ||
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| MS | (+) | 61 (53.0%) | 59 (39.0%) | 0.004** |
| (−) | 54 (47.0%) | 91 (65.0%) | ||
++Chi-square test, *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01.
BMI: Body Mass Index; MS: Metabolic syndrome; F: Female; M: Male; BP: Blood pressure; FBG: Fasting blood glucose.