ArticleMedical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre2017
No Association between Vitiligo and Obesity: A Case-Control Study.
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- Risk factors for cardiovascular diseases in patients with vitiligo: an analysis of current evidence.Annals of medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Healthy lifestyle choices: new insights into vitiligo management.Frontiers in immunology · 2024Pooled it
- Markers of Systemic Metabolic Dysfunction in Vitiligo and Their Potential Role in Disease Pathogenesis: A Narrative Review.Health science reports · 2026Article
- The association between metabolic syndrome and vitiligo: a systematic review.Postepy dermatologii i alergologii · 2025Review
- Vitiligo is associated with lower body mass index: a retrospective case-control study.The British journal of dermatology · 2025Article
- Large-scale analysis highlights obesity as a risk factor for chronic, non-communicable inflammatory diseases.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Article
- Exploring the Role of Adipose Tissue Dysregulation in Vitiligo Pathogenesis: A Body Composition Analysis.Acta dermato-venereologica · 2024Article
- Serum Inflammatory and Oxidative Stress Markers in Patients with Vitiligo.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
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- Alopecia Areata and Body Mass Index: A Retrospective Analysis of 257 Cases.Annals of dermatology · 2022Article
- Metabolic derangement in patients with vitiligo: a cross-sectional study.Journal of investigative medicine : the official publication of the American Federation for Clinical Research · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between vitiligo and body mass index (BMI) to assess the possible association between vitiligo and obesity. SUBJECTS AND
methodsThis was a case-control study on a total of 400 participants, i.e., 200 patients with vitiligo and 200 healthy volunteers. Medical assessments were performed by dermatologists using the modified Vitiligo European Task Force form. The height and weight of all of the participants were measured and used to calculate the BMI. Data were analyzed using multivariate logistic regression models. Adjustment for age and gender was carried out preliminarily in the case-control analysis, whereas a forward stepwise selection algorithm was used to assess which independent factors were associated with a BMI ≥30 or a BMI ≤18.5.
resultsComparison of the vitiligo and control groups revealed the absence of a significant association. The multivariate analysis of factors associated with a high BMI (≥30) in vitiligo patients showed a significant association between a high BMI and a sudden onset of vitiligo (p = 0.021; OR = 3.83; 95% CI 1.22-11.99) and the presence of inflammation and pruritus (p = 0.031; OR = 3.26; 95% CI 1.11-9.57). No significant association was observed in the analysis of factors associated with a low BMI (≤18.5) in vitiligo patients.
conclusionIn this study, vitiligo did not appear to be associated with a high BMI; obesity might not be a risk factor for vitiligo, in contrast to most autoimmune diseases which are significantly associated with obesity.
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