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Obesity, Smoking, and Psoriasis
Commentary by Mark Lebwohl, MD;
Jeffrey P. Callen, MD
JAMA. 2006;295(2):208-210.
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Impact of Obesity and Smoking on Psoriasis Presentation and Management
Mark D. Herron, MD; Michael Hinckley, BA; Matthew S. Hoffman, BS; Jason Papenfuss, MD; Christopher B. Hansen, MD; Kristina P. Callis, MD; Gerald G. Krueger, MD
Objective To study the impact of obesity and smoking on psoriasis.
Design Cross-sectional study.
Setting University of Utah Department of Dermatology clinics.
Patients A case series of patients with psoriasis enrolled in the prospective Utah Psoriasis Initiative (UPI) (which carefully performs phenotyping of patients with psoriasis) was compared with 3 population databases: the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System of the Utah population, the 1998 patient-member survey from the National Psoriasis Foundation, and 500 adult patients who attend our clinics and do not have psoriasis (nonpsoriatic population).
Results The prevalence of obesity in patients within the UPI population was higher than that in . . . [Full Text of this Article]
Author Affiliations: Department of Dermatology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY (Dr Lebwohl); and Division of Dermatology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Ky (Dr Callen). Dr Callen is the Associate Editor, Archives of Dermatology.
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