A Case Control Study of Metabolic Syndrome in Psoriasis Patients in A Tertiary Care Center Of Jharkhand
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 16, Issue 11
Abstract
Psoriasis is a common chronic, disfiguring, inflammatory and proliferative condition of the skin in which both genetic and environmental influences have a critical role. It has been suggested that psoriasis is associated with metabolic syndrome.The major features of Metabolic Syndrome include central obesity, Hypertriglyceridemia, low high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, hyperglycemia and hypertension. In this study 68 psoriatic patient were selected as case and age and sex matched 68 control were selected. Blood sugar, lipid profile, was estimated,blood pressure and waist circumference was measured. Among cases 17.65% vs 14.7% in control had diabetes, 16.18%cases vs 11.76% control were hypertensive, serum triglyceride was raised 29.4%vs 25% in control, 19.12%cases were obese vs 14.7%control, and HDL level was low in 23.5% cases vs 19.12% in control. Metabolic syndrome was present in 22.1% case vs 17.6% in control. Study showed metabolic syndrome and its parameter was on higher side in cases as compared to control , but it was statistically it was not significant.
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SoumyaPriyadarshini Tirkey, Alok Tirkey, Dharmendra Kumar Mishra, ShyamSundar Chaudhary
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