Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of the patients and control group.

	Psoriasis patients (n = 20)	Healthy controls (n = 20)	P
Age (years), mean ± SD	14.2 ± 0.89	14.05 ± 0.88	>0.05
Sex	12 girls, 8 boys	12 girls, 8 boys	>0.05
Weight (kg)	52.5 ± 5.03	53.8 ± 3.61	>0.05
Height (cm)	154.1 ± 4.96	152.2 ± 3.87	>0.05
TA systolic	89.5 ± 1.73	89 ± 2.79	>0.05
TA diastolic	45.95 ± 5.28	42.7 ± 2.88	>0.05
HR (beats/min)	79 ± 3.46	75.7 ± 16.6	>0.05
PASI score	7.0 ± 1.84
Disease duration (months)	8.7 (5–14)
Medication	Topical

PASI: Psoriasis Area and Severity Index, SD: standard deviation, TA: arterial tension.