Table 1 Baseline characteristics according to the onset of psoriasis.

From: Impact of metabolic status on the incidence of psoriasis: a Korean nationwide cohort study

 

New-onset psoriasis

P

No (n = 407,003)

Yes (n = 11,054)

Age (years, %)

  

<0.001

 20–39

152,402 (37.4)

3,532 (32.0)

 

 40–64

210,449 (51.7)

6,074 (55.0)

 

 >65 years

44,152 (10.9)

1,448 (13.1)

 

Male (%)

211,409 (51.9)

6,341 (57.4)

<0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

23.5 ± 3.2

23.7 ± 3.2

<0.001

SBP (mmHg)

123.5 ± 17.0

124.7 ± 17.3

<0.001

DBP (mmHg)

77.3 ± 11.2

77.9 ± 11.2

<0.001

FPG (mg/dL)

95.3 ± 28.4

96.4 ± 30.3

0.001

TC (mg/dL)

192.9 ± 37.8

194.4 ± 38.4

<0.001

AST (U/L)a

20.9 (20.9–20.9)

21.7 (21.5–21.9)

<0.001

ALT (U/L)a

23.3 (23.3–23.4)

23.9 (23.7–24.0)

<0.001

GGT (IU/L)a

24.4 (24.4–24.5)

25.7 (25.3–26.0)

<0.001

Smoking (%)

  

<0.001

 No

252,844 (68.0)

6,406 (64.2)

<0.001

 Past

15,444 (4.2)

451 (4.5)

 

 Current

103,562 (27.9)

3,116 (31.2)

 

Alcohol (%)

  

0.046

 No

202,692 (51.2)

5,439 (50.4)

 

 <2–3 times/month

77,936 (19.7)

2,092 (19.4)

 

 ≥1 time/week

115,338 (29.1)

3,263 (30.2)

 

Exercise

  

0.028

 No

226,762 (57.2)

6,148 (57.1)

 

 ≤4 times/week

138,239 (34.9)

3,699 (34.4)

 

 ≥5 times/week

31,206 (7.9)

922 (8.6)

 

Low income (%)

67,983 (16.7)

1,686 (15.3)

<0.001

DM (%)

16,376 (4.0)

555 (5.2)

<0.001

HTN (%)

47,732 (11.7)

1,622 (14.7)

<0.001

Hyperlipidemia (%)

16,845 (15.1)

570 (18.6)

<0.001

Metabolic status

  

<0.001

 MHNO

185,730 (45.6)

4,159 (37.6)

 

 MUNO

97,779 (24.0)

3,286 (29.7)

 

 MHO

51,771 (12.7)

1,152 (10.4)

 

 MUO

71,723 (17.6)

2,457 (22.2)

 
  1. Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation, median (95% confidence interval), or number percentage), unless otherwise indicated. BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; TC, total cholesterol; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; GGT, gamma-glutamyl transferase; MHNO, metabolically healthy, non-obese; MUNO, metabolically unhealthy, non-obese; MHO, metabolically healthy, obese; MUO, metabolically unhealthy, obese; DM, diabetes mellitus; HTN, hypertension.
  2. aData were log-transformed prior to analysis.