Table 1. Anthropometrical and clinical data for patients with psoriasis and controls.
| Psoriasis n = 70 |
Controls n = 70 |
P< | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (m/f) | 49/21 | 49/21 | NS |
| Age (years) | 45.20±11.68 | 43.95±11.09 | NS |
| Body Mass Index (Kg/m2) | 29.84±5.27 | 28.25±4.61 | NS |
| Waist Circumference (cm) | 102.11±13.32 | 98.92±13.91 | NS |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 131.02±14.54 | 129.38±12.72 | NS |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 82.62±9.12 | 79.70±7.80 | NS |
| Sedentarism (%) | 12.50 | 16.07 | NS |
| Smoking (%) | 35.71 | 22.85 | NS |
| Hypertension (%) | 25.71 | 17.14 | NS |
| Dyslipidemia (%) | 24.28 | 22.85 | NS |
| Mean time with psoriasis (years) | 17.38±11.60 | - | - |
| PASI | 12.40±4.19 | - | - |
| BSA | 15.13±8.73 | - | - |
PASI, Psoriasis Area and Severity Index; BSA, body surface area; NS, non-significant; Data are expressed as means ± standard deviation. The chi-square test was used to compare proportions between groups.