MetS and Psoriasis

Metabolic Syndrome, Hypertension, And Waist Circumference Appear To Be Risk Factors In Psoriasis Development, Research Suggests

HCPlive (8/22, Smith) reports, "Metabolic syndrome (MetS), hypertension, and waist circumference...are risk factors in psoriasis development...indicating possible effectiveness of early management of MetS in diminishing the risk of psoriasis," according to a study that "included 231,430 controls, 59,677 MetS cases, 463,010 hypertension subjects, 462,166 waist circumference samples, 441,016" triglyceride "samples, and 441,016" high-density lipoprotein cholesterol samples. The findings were published online in the Journal of Dermatology.

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Benjamin Hidalgo-Matlock
Skin Care Physicians of Costa Rica

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