Table 1.

Baseline parameters in patients with psoriasis and controls

Parameter	Controls (n = 36)	Patients with psoriasis (n = 56)
Sex (F/M)	19/17	25/31
BMI	25.34 ± 0.58	27.33 ± 0.83
Age	51.40 ± 2.8	49.03 ± 2.2
ALT	–	24.91 ± 2.75
AST	–	26.4 ± 2.19
Total cholesterol	–	155 ± 5.1
HDL	–	42.43 ± 2.99
LDL	–	95.67 ± 11.37
TG	–	132.6 ± 8.42
Uric acid	–	5.86 ± 0.37
Glucose	–	92.64 ± 3.87
CRP	–	10.25 ± 2.43

PASI Psoriasis Area and Severity Index, TGs triglycerides, HDL high-density lipoproteins, LDL low-density lipoproteins, CRP C-reactive protein, ALT alanine transaminase, AST asparagine transaminase