Obesity is associated with higher nail psoriasis disease activity and prevalence in patients with psoriatic arthritis.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Galarza‐Delgado, Dionicio A.; Azpiri‐Lopez, Jose R.; Flores‐Alvarado, Diana E.; Guajardo‐Jauregui, Natalia; Cardenas‐de la Garza, Jesus A.; Arvizu‐Rivera, Rosa I.; Gonzalez‐Gonzalez, Valeria; Reyes‐Soto, Mayra A.; Colunga‐Pedraza, Iris J.
- Source
- International Journal of Dermatology. Jan2024, Vol. 63 Issue 1, pe1-e2. 2p.
- Subject
- *PSORIATIC arthritis
*DISEASE prevalence
*NAIL diseases
*BODY mass index
*OBESITY
*CARDIOVASCULAR diseases
- Language
- ISSN
- 0011-9059
A study published in the International Journal of Dermatology found that obesity is associated with higher nail psoriasis disease activity and prevalence in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). The study compared 41 obese PsA patients with 41 non-obese PsA patients and found that obese patients had a higher prevalence of nail psoriasis and increased disease activity. The study also found a moderate correlation between body mass index (BMI) and nail psoriasis severity. The findings suggest that managing obesity could help lower the burden of nail disease and cardiovascular risk in patients with psoriatic disease. [Extracted from the article]