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Published in final edited form as: J Nucl Cardiol. 2020 May 17;29(1):37–42. doi: 10.1007/s12350-020-02166-5

Table 1:

Baseline characteristics of the study cohort

Clinical characteristics	Psoriasis (n=62)	Control (n=112)	P-value
Age, mean (SD)	69.6 (11.8)	68.6 (11.3)	0.6
Female, n (%)	44 (71)	76 (68)	0.86
CV risk factors
BMI ≥ 30 kg/m, n (%)	28 (45.1)	56 (50)	0.63
Diabetes, n (%)	24 (38.7)	43 (38.4)	1.0
Hypertension, n (%)	48 (77.4)	84 (75)	0.85
Dyslipidemia, n (%)	39 (62.9)	71 (63.4)	1.0
Smoking, n (%)	6 (9.7)	7 (6.3)	0.54
Known CAD, n (%)	7 (11.3)	24 (21)	0.1
Statin, n (%)	38 (61.3)	65 (58)	0.71

Values are mean with standard deviation (SD) or n (%).

Known CAD if history of MI or PCI. Smoking indicates active smoking at time of PET scan. CV=cardiovascular. BMI = body mass index. CAD =coronary artery disease.