Table VIII.
A comparison of patient backgrounds among psoriasis patients by age
| Variable | Psoriasis onset in cohort period (median 5.5 y) |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≥60 y old |
<60 y old |
||
| N = 2414 | N = 379 | ||
| Age (y) | 71.7 ± 7.6 | 51.7 ± 5.9 | NE |
| Sex (male) | 1164 (48.2) | 167 (44.1) | .132 |
| BMI | 22.9 ± 3.3 | 23.6 ± 4.1 | .030 |
| Current smoker (Yes) | 340 (14.1) | 110 (29.0) | <.001 |
| Walking or physical exercise ≥1 h/wk (No) | 1183 (49.0) | 148 (39.1) | <.001 |
| Increment in weight ≥10 kg since the age of 20 y (Yes) | 795 (32.9) | 163 (43.0) | <.001 |
| Eats dinner within 2 h before bedtime, ≥3 times/wk (Yes) | 299 (12.4) | 70 (18.5) | .001 |
| Use of hypotensive agents | 1215 (50.3) | 88 (23.2) | <.001 |
| Use of lipid-lowering agents | 741 (30.7) | 43 (11.3) | <.001 |
| Triglyceride (mg/dL) | 118.9 ± 69.7 | 127.0 ± 92.6 | .913 |
| LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 122.9 ± 31.6 | 125.5 ± 3.2.3 | .207 |
| HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 60.9 ± 16.6 | 63.4 ± 17.9 | .013 |
| Use of antidiabetic agents | 236 (9.8) | 22 (5.8) | .013 |
| HbA1c (%) | 5.8 ± 0.6 | 5.6 ± 0.7 | <.001 |
| AST (IU/L) | 25.1 ± 13.4 | 24.6 ± 10.7 | .045 |
| ALT (IU/L) | 20.3 ± 12.8 | 24.6 ± 15.9 | <.001 |
| GGT (IU/L) | 36.0 ± 53.2 | 41.7 ± 44.3 | .003 |
| Estimated GFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) | 67.3 ± 15.6 | 77.6 ± 13.5 | <.001 |
ALT, Alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; BMI, body mass index; GFR, glomerular filtration rate; GGT, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; NE, not evaluate.