Metabolic Syndrome Linked to Psoriasis
by Marjorie Mapanao in Diseases on Dec 27, 2010
A research conducted by a large national group study reports that patients with the chronic inflammatory skin disease psoriasis may be at an increased risk for the metabolic syndrome, especially to women patients.
Psoriasis, a skin disease characterized by red, scaly patches of skin topped by silvery flakes, is believed to be “an autoimmune reaction that abnormally increases skin cell turnover and accumulation.”
The group conducted the study among a national sample of more than 6, 500 people, and they found that the prevalence of metabolic syndrome was higher to those who have psoriasis compared to those who have not. A percentage of 40 versus 23 have calculated in the study. Thorvador John Love, MD from Landspitali Haskolasjukrahus in Reykjavik, Iceland, the lead author stated, “Given the serious complications associated with the metabolic syndrome, this frequent co-morbidity should be recognized and taken into account in the long-term treatment of individuals who have psoriasis.”
Moreover, the group also found that patients with psoriasis were twice more likely to have metabolic syndrome than those with healthy controls. Also, it appeared that gender also affects as well, having metabolic syndrome prevalence higher among women patients with psoriasis than among men patients who carries the same disease.
However, Love and colleagues concluded that since this study focused on a national sample of men and women only in US, interpretation of the data should be taken with precautions.
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