Table 1.

Demographic and clinical features of the patients with psoriasis and controls

	Psoriasis group (n = 50)	Control group (n = 32)	p value
Age, years	43±11	47±12	0.12
Gender (M/F)	19/31	10/22	0.53
BMI, kg/m2	27.9±4	28.3±3	0.61
Ejection fraction, %	64±4	66±4	0.06
Fasting glucose, mg/dl	103±32	93±8	0.11
Triglyceride, mg/dl	152±52	133±76	0.20
Total cholesterol, mg/dl	175±29	178±30	0.63
LDL cholesterol, mg/dl	112±30	97±37	0.06
HDL cholesterol, mg/dl	41±9	39±6	0.16
Creatinine, mg/dl	0.9±0.2	0.9±0.1	0.98
Duration of psoriasis, years	14.2±9
PASI score	10.8±10

LDL = Low density lipoprotein; HDL = high density lipoprotein.