Zia-ul Haq, Mehran Khan, Ambreen Afridi, Naimat Ullah.
Frequency of dyslipidaemia in patients with plaque psoriasis in Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
J Pak Assoc Derma Jan ;30(3):479-84.

Objective To determine the frequency of dyslipidaemia in patients with plaque psoriasis in Lady Reading hospital Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.   Methods This cross sectional study was carried out in the department of Dermatology lady reading hospital Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from 1 st February 2018 to 30 th July 2018. All eligible patients who presented with chronic plaque psoriasis were enrolled in the study through consecutive non probability sampling.   Results In our study 99 participants were included, 60 males and 39 females with the mean age 37.76±11.10 years. Dyslipidaemia was present in 30.3% of patients with 8.1percent patients showing high triglycerides. Low Density Lipoprotein was high in 3% patients and 25.3% showed high total cholesterol.   Conclusion Patients with plaque psoriasis may have dyslipidaemia. Chances of having dyslipidaemia in psoriatic patients increases with increased duration of disease. More robust screening techniques should be used to detect these at an early stage.     Objectives: To determine the frequency of dyslipidaemia in patients with plaque psoriasis in Lady Reading hospital Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Methodology: This cross sectional study was carried out in the department of Dermatology lady reading hospital Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from 1st February 2018 to 30th July 2018. All eligible patients who presented with chronic plaque psoriasis were enrolled in the study through consecutive non probability sampling. Results: In our study 99 participants were included, 60 males and 39 females with the mean age 37.76 ± 11.10 years. Dyslipidaemia was present in 30.3% of patients with 8.1percent patients showing high triglycerides. Low Density Lipoprotein was high in 3% patients and 25.3% showed high total cholesterol. Conclusion: Patients with plaque psoriasis may have dyslipidaemia. Chances of having dyslipidaemia in psoriatic patients increases with increased duration of disease. More robust screening techniques should be used to detect these at an early stage. Objectives: To determine the frequency of dyslipidaemia in patients with plaque psoriasis in Lady Reading hospital Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Methodology: This cross sectional study was carried out in the department of Dermatology lady reading hospital Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from 1st February 2018 to 30th July 2018. All eligible patients who presented with chronic plaque psoriasis were enrolled in the study through consecutive non probability sampling. Results: In our study 99 participants were included, 60 males and 39 females with the mean age 37.76 ± 11.10 years. Dyslipidaemia was present in 30.3% of patients with 8.1percent patients showing high triglycerides. Low Density Lipoprotein was high in 3% patients and 25.3% showed high total cholesterol. Conclusion: Patients with plaque psoriasis may have dyslipidaemia. Chances of having dyslipidaemia in psoriatic patients increases with increased duration of disease. More robust screening techniques should be used to detect these at an early stage. Objectives: To determine the frequency of dyslipidaemia in patients with plaque psoriasis in Lady Reading hospital Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Methodology: This cross sectional study was carried out in the department of Dermatology lady reading hospital Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from 1st February 2018 to 30th July 2018. All eligible patients who presented with chronic plaque psoriasis were enrolled in the study through consecutive non probability sampling. Results: In our study 99 participants were included, 60 males and 39 females with the mean age 37.76 ± 11.10 years. Dyslipidaemia was present in 30.3% of patients with 8.1percent patients showing high triglycerides. Low Density Lipoprotein was high in 3% patients and 25.3% showed high total cholesterol. Conclusion: Patients with plaque psoriasis may have dyslipidaemia. Chances of having dyslipidaemia in psoriatic patients increases with increased duration of disease. More robust screening techniques should be used to detect these at an early stage . Objectives: To determine the frequency of dyslipidaemia in patients with plaque psoriasis in Lady Reading hospital Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Methodology: This cross sectional study was carried out in the department of Dermatology lady reading hospital Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from 1st February 2018 to 30th July 2018. All eligible patients who presented with chronic plaque psoriasis were enrolled in the study through consecutive non probability sampling. Results: In our study 99 participants were included, 60 males and 39 females with the mean age 37.76 ± 11.10 years. Dyslipidaemia was present in 30.3% of patients with 8.1percent patients showing high triglycerides. Low Density Lipoprotein was high in 3% patients and 25.3% showed high total cholesterol. Conclusion: Patients with plaque psoriasis may have dyslipidaemia. Chances of having dyslipidaemia in psoriatic patients increases with increased duration of disease. More robust screening techniques should be used to detect these at an early stage. X MultiCopyPaste Time to upgrade, it’s free! Simply click on the top left of the extension and register to get access to 10 shortcuts. Your email will remain secure, but we might get in touch for your feedback!   X MultiCopyPaste Time to upgrade, it’s free! Simply click on the top left of the extension and register to get access to 10 shortcuts. Your email will remain secure, but we might get in touch for your feedback!   X MultiCopyPaste Time to upgrade, it’s free! Simply click on the top left of the extension and register to get access to 10 shortcuts. 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