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Table 2 Overall characteristics of patients with psoriatic disease

From: More than skin-deep: visceral fat is strongly associated with disease activity, function and metabolic indices in psoriatic disease

Clinical characteristics

Value (n = 30)

Psoriasis history, n (%)

 Concomitant psoriatic arthritis

22 (73.3)

 Nail

9 (30)

 Plaque

26 (86.6)

 Scalp

13 (43.3)

 Guttate

0 (0.0)

 Genital

1 (3.3)

 Inverse

0 (0.0)

 Pustular

0 (0.0)

 Erythrodermic

0 (0.0)

Disease activity

 Disease duration (years)

  Mean (SD)

18.31 (14.08)

  Median (IQR)

15.00 (23.0)

 PASI

  Mean (SD)

2.17 (2.98)

  Median (IQR)

0.45 (4.4)

 BSA

  Mean (SD)

2.43 (3.96)

  Median (IQR)

0 (3.0)

 HAQ

  Mean (SD)

0.67 (0.66)

  Median (IQR)

0.437 (1.375)

 DLQI

  Mean (SD)

5.0 (6.68)

  Median (IQR)

5.0 (9.0)

 VAS Global

  Mean (SD)

54.1 (28.23)

  Median (IQR)

56.5 (46.0)

 VAS Pain

  Mean (SD)

38.05 (28.00)

 Median (IQR)

27.5 (43.0)

 Swollen joint count (66)

  Mean (SD)

1.36 (3.22)

  Median (IQR)

0 (1.0)

 Tender joint count (68)

  Mean (SD)

2.14 (5.02)

  Median (IQR)

0 (1.0)

 LEI

  Mean (SD)

0.91 (1.51)

  Median (IQR)

0 (1.0)

 SPARCC

  Mean (SD)

0 (2.70)

  Median (IQR)

0 (2.0)

 DAPSA

  Mean (SD)

13.36 (10.08)

  Median (IQR)

12.5 (10.0)

 PsO severity, n (%)

  Mild (BSA < 3% or PASI < 5)

21 (70.0)

  Moderate (BSA 3–10% or PASI 5–10)

6 (20.0)

  Severe (BSA > 10% or PASI > 10)

3 (10.0)

 MDA

  7 (VLDA achieved)

1 (4.55)

  5–7 (MDA achieved)

7 (31.81)

   < 5 (MDA not achieved)

14 (63.64)

 Overall activitya

  Not active

11 (36.67)

  Active

19 (63.33)

 Topical therapy, n (%)

  Glucocorticoid

21 (70.0)

  Calcipotriol

1 (3.3)

 Non-biologic systemic therapy, n (%)

  Phototherapy

12 (40.0)

  Acitretin

5 (16.7)

  Methotrexate

2 (6.7)

  Sulfasalazine

1 (3.3)

  Ciclosporin

0 (0.0)

  1. BSA body surface area, DAPSA Disease Activity index for Psoriatic Arthritis, DLQI Dermatology Life Quality Index, HAQ Health Assessment Questionnaire, IQR interquartile range, LEI Leeds Enthesitis Index, MDA minimal disease activity, PASI Psoriasis Area and Severity Index, PsO psoriasis, SD standard deviation, SPARCC Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium of Canada, VLDA very low disease activity
  2. aOverall activity defined as MDA not achieved and/or moderate or severe psoriasis