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Comorbidity in Men with Psoriasis
Eldina Malkic Salihbegovic1, Sadat Kurtalic2, Esed Omerkic1
1Health Center Zivinice, Zivinice, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Medical Archives (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
|May 20, 2021
Summary
Comorbidities like obesity and diabetes are common in men with psoriasis. The study found no link between how long a man has had psoriasis and these associated health conditions.
Area of Science:
- Dermatology
- Internal Medicine
- Epidemiology
Background:
- Psoriasis is a chronic, incurable skin condition.
- Patients with psoriasis often experience comorbidities such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia.
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine the frequency of comorbidities in male psoriasis patients.
- To investigate the relationship between psoriasis duration and comorbidity occurrence.
Main Methods:
- Prospective study involving 88 male subjects.
- Mean age of participants was 52.70 years.
- Mean psoriasis duration was 15.13 years.
Main Results:
- Obesity incidence: 30.68%
- Hypertension incidence: 29.55%
- Dyslipidemia incidence: 22.73%
- Diabetes incidence: 13.64%
- Weak correlations observed between psoriasis duration and comorbidities.
Conclusions:
- Comorbidities are prevalent in men with psoriasis.
- Comorbidity occurrence is not associated with the duration of psoriasis.
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