Dyslipidemia and Hyperglycemia in Psoriatic Inpatients

• Main Authors: Bojan Popchanovski, Margareta Balabanova-Stefanova
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: International Journal of Medical Students 2019-12-01
• Series: International Journal of Medical Students
• Subjects: psoriasis; inpatients; metabolic syndrome; dyslipidemias; hyperglicemia
• Online Access: http://ijms.info/IJMS/article/view/438

Background: Psoriasis is a chronic cutaneous T-cell mediated disease, which has been associated with many comorbidities, especially with metabolic disorders such as dyslipidemia, diabetes mellitus, obesity, and metabolic syndrome, many of which are themselves risk factors for other diseases. The goal of this study was to evaluate the presence of dyslipidemia and hyperglycemia in patients with psoriasis. Methods: We compared 48 inpatients with plaque psoriasis aged 29-79, hospitalized between March 2018 and February 2019, to 48 age- and gender-matched controls. We evaluated dyslipidemia and hyperglycemia using enzymatic methods as part of a standard blood test, or medication history indicative of ongoing treatment of dyslipidemia and/or hyperglycemia. Hypertension was evaluated by registering blood pressure greater than 140/90 mmHg or ongoing antihypertensive treatment. Smoking habits were also noted. Results: There were statistically significant differences between psoriasis patients and controls for elevated total cholesterol (p=0,028), elevated LDL (p=0,015), hypertriglyceridemia (p=0,006), and hyperglycemia (p=0,021). The two groups had statistically insignificant differences for lowered HDL (p=0,084), hypertension (p=1), and smoking (p=0,836). Conclusion: Hypertriglyceridemia, hyperglycemia, and elevated LDL cholesterol were more prevalent in the group containing psoriatic patients compared to the control group. This indicates that further investigation of metabolic abnormalities should be conducted in psoriatic patients which could greatly benefit from early treatment of the aforementioned underlying conditions.