Table 2.

Characteristics of psoriasis patients with abnormal thyroid functions

Baseline characteristics		Thyroid function
		Normal n=261 (%)	Abnormal n=29 (%)	P
Gender	Males (M)	181 (69.3)	17 (58.6)	0.2397
	Females (F)	80 (30.7)	12 (41.4)
	M: F	2.26:1	1.42:1
Age in years	Range	13-75	18-75
	Mean	43.2	30.3
	≤40 years	109 (41.8)	13 (44.8)	0.7566
	≥41 years	152 (58.2)	16 (55.2)
Duration of psoriasis	Range	1mo-30 years	6mo-22 years
	Mean	5.11 years	5.09 years
	≤5 years	156 (59.8)	14 (48.3)	0.2337
	>5 years	105 (40.2)	15 (51.7)
PASI score (severity)	≤6 (mild)	155 (59.4)	14 (48.3)	0.2509
	>6(moderate to severe)	106 (40.6)	15 (51.7)
BSA	<10% (mild)	150 (57.5)	15 (51.7)	0.5503
	≥10% (moderate to severe)	111 (42.5)	14 (48.3)

BSA=Body surface area; PASI=Psoriasis area severity index; mo=Month. P<0.05 calculated at 5% level (95% confidence limit) was considered statistically significant