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- Title
Body mass index, waist circumference and HOMA- IR correlate with the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index in patients with psoriasis receiving phototherapy.
- Authors
Tobin, A.M.; Hackett, C.B.; Rogers, S.; Collins, P.; Richards, H.L.; O'Shea, D.; Kirby, B.
- Abstract
The article discusses a study that examined the effect of body mass index (BMI), abdominal obesity and insulin resistance on the severity of psoriasis in patients receiving phototherapy. Topics discussed include the results of tests performed on subjects including Framingham risk, BMI and Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI), correlation between BMI and PASI in patients before phototherapy and association of abdominal obesity with diabetes.
- Subjects
BODY mass index; OBESITY; INSULIN resistance; PHOTOTHERAPY; DIABETES; PSORIASIS
- Publication
British Journal of Dermatology, 2014, Vol 171, Issue 2, p436
- ISSN
0007-0963
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/bjd.12914