ArticlePostepy dermatologii i alergologii2017
Evaluation of abdominal fat index by ultrasonography and its relationship with psoriasis and metabolic syndrome.
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- Bridging east and west: integrative approaches to obesity management through traditional Chinese medicine.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Review
- The L-shaped association between weight-adjusted-waist index and all-cause mortality in individuals with psoriasis: results from NHANES database retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Article
- Study of the Visceral Adipose Tissue in a Cohort of Patients with Moderate-Severe Psoriasis Treated with Biological Therapy.Dermatology practical & conceptual · 2022Article
- A Body shape index significantly predicts MRI-defined abdominal adipose tissue depots in non-obese Asian Indians with type 2 diabetes mellitus.BMJ open diabetes research & care · 2020Article
- The level of proinflammatory cytokines: interleukins 12, 23, 17 and tumor necrosis factor α in patients with metabolic syndrome accompanying severe psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.Postepy dermatologii i alergologii · 2018Article
- The effect of subcutaneous methotrexate on markers of metabolic syndrome in psoriatic patients - preliminary report.Postepy dermatologii i alergologii · 2018Article
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Abstract
introductionAccumulating evidence indicates that psoriasis is associated with obesity and metabolic syndrome. Psoriasis and obesity share similar inflammatory mediators, and obesity may potentiate some inflammatory cytokines seen in psoriasis. Body fat distribution, particularly visceral adipose tissue (VAT), is an important factor in metabolic syndrome and atherosclerotic diseases. An association has been demonstrated between psoriasis and abdominal VAT measured by computed tomography (CT).
aimTo measure abdominal VAT noninvasively by ultrasonography (USG) in patients with psoriasis and investigated its relation to psoriasis and metabolic syndrome. MATERIAL AND
methodsThe study population consisted of 41 psoriasis patients and 41 control subjects matched for age, sex, and body mass index. The maximal preperitoneal fat thickness (Pmax) at the anterior surface of the liver and the minimal subcutaneous fat thickness (Smin) of the abdomen were measured by USG. The abdominal fat index (AFI = Pmax/Smin ratio) was calculated and the results were compared between groups.
resultsThe rate of metabolic syndrome was significantly higher in psoriasis patients (
conclusionsThis is the first study to evaluate abdominal VAT by USG. Computed tomography may be more reliable than USG, but its high cost and radiation exposure are major disadvantages. Further studies are required to determine the relationships between psoriasis and VAT.
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