Increasing epidemiological evidence suggests independent associations between psoriasis
and cardiovascular and metabolic disease. Our objective was to test the hypothesis that …

Background Questions remain concerning to what extent age and sex may modify the
suggested association between psoriasis and the metabolic syndrome in the general …

Background Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease associated with an increased
cardiovascular risk. Metabolic syndrome is a significant predictor of cardiovascular events …

BACKGROUND: Increasing population-based studies have suggested a relationship
between psoriasis and metabolic syndrome. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to …

Objectives To estimate the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome among individuals with
psoriasis and to examine the association between these 2 conditions in the general US …

Background Metabolic syndrome has been associated with psoriasis in cross‐sectional
studies, but data from prospective studies are sparse. Objectives To examine prospectively …

BACKGROUND: Emerging epidemiological evidence suggests independent associations
between psoriasis and metabolic syndrome. Objectives: The aim of the study was to …

Background: Previous epidemiological studies suggest an association between psoriasis
and metabolic syndrome and risk of subclinical atherosclerosis. However, there is a paucity …

The role of chronic inflammation causing metabolic and vascular disorders is increasingly
recognized. It is hypothesized that proinflammatory cytokines contribute to atherogenesis …

Conclusions Psoriasis patients have a greater prevalence of metabolic syndrome as well as
its individual components when compared to the general population. The odds of metabolic …