Trends in lipid profiles in patients with psoriasis: a population-based analysis

BMC Dermatology

Table 2 Mean differences in lipid levels in psoriasis patients compared to non-psoriasis subjects according to sex and statin use

Lipid measure	Overall	Sex		Obesity		Statin use
		Female	Male	Non-obese	Obese	Non-user	User
Total Cholesterol (TC)	0.6	3.0	−1.8	0.1	0.4	0.4	3.4
Low-density Lipoprotein	−0.9	−1.3	−0.2	0.1	−2.3	−1.1	−0.7
High-density Lipoprotein (HDL)	−1.9*	2.2*	−6.1*	−1.7	−1.1	−2.1*	−1.3
Triglycerides	16.8*	8.6	25.2*	7.6	21.4*	17.7*	29.4*
TC: HDL ratio	0.2*	−0.1	0.5*	0.2*	0.1	0.2*	0.2

* p<0.05, indicates significant difference in mean lipid levels between psoriasis and non-psoriasis cohorts adjusted for age and calendar year. Values in table are mean differences in psoriasis minus non-psoriasis cohorts in mg/dL.

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