Amina Arif, Saadiya Siddiqui, Shanze Shafiq, Sumara Rashid, Shahbaz Aman.
Frequency of metabolic syndrome in patients of chronic plaque psoriasis.
J Pak Assoc Derma Jan ;33(2):466-73.

Background: Psoriasis is a common, chronic, inflammatory condition of the skin. The incidence of metabolic syndrome is three times higher in psoriasis which has significant and serious implications on the health of patient overall health and life span.   Objective: To determine the frequency of metabolic syndrome in patients of chronic plaque psoriasis.   Methods: It was a Cross sectional study conducted in department of Dermatology, Services Hospital, Lahore on 150 patients were enrolled. All enrolled patients were tested for their fasting blood sugar, fasting lipid levels, postprandial blood sugar, serum cholesterol, and triglycerides levels. Plasma glucose was measured using glucose oxidase method and serum lipids with enzymatic assays. Waist circumference was measured. Blood pressure was recorded. Outcome variable i.e. metabolic syndrome was recorded.   Results: The mean age of the patients was 49.23±17.59 years, 114 (76%) patients were male and 117 (78%) patients were married. The familial dyslipidemia was detected in 15 (10%) patients and the metabolic syndrome was found in 49 (32.67%) patients.   Conclusion: This study concluded that in patients of chronic plaque psoriasis approximately one third of the patients are with metabolic syndrome.  

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