Table 1.

Univariate analysis for cardiovascular risk factors in psoriasis patients compared with the control group

Variable	Psoriasis patients (mean ± SD)	Controls (mean ± SD)	P-value
Age	47.30±18.40	45.16±15.90	0.5
TG	152.60±72.00	107.05±35.00	P<0.001
HDL	66.00±10.40	49.00±9.00	0.1
LDL	106.00±36.00	89.80±31.30	0.01
BMI	26.36±4.71	24.60±3.00	0.02
Diastolic BP	81.11±11.30	74.04±10.90	0.003
Systolic BP	135.83±19.00	118.10±16.00	P<0.001
Cholesterol total	184.00±47.10	165.00±38.00	0.02
FBS	101.00±25.70	96.00±14.40	0.1

Abbreviations: TG, triglyceride; HDL, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; FBS, fasting blood glucose.