ArticleClinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology2021
Seasonal Variation of Psoriasis and Its Impact in the Therapeutic Management: A Retrospective Study on Chinese Patients.
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- Social Determinants of Health as a Predictor of Psoriasis Risk: Preliminary Findings from a National Survey.Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology · 2026Article
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- Oral and topical vitamin D treatment strategies in psoriasis.Skin health and disease · 2025Review
- Psoriasis and Seasonality: Exploring the Genetic and Epigenetic Interactions.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Tree-Based Machine Learning to Identify Predictors of Psoriasis Incidence at the Neighborhood Level: A Populational Study from Quebec, Canada.American journal of clinical dermatology · 2024Article
- Does the effectiveness of biological medications in the treatment for psoriasis depend on the moment of starting therapy? A preliminary study.Postepy dermatologii i alergologii · 2024Article
- Circadian Oscillations of Minimal Erythema Dose (MED) are Also Influenced by Diet in Patients with Psoriasis: A Chronomedical Study.Dermatology and therapy · 2023Article
- Impact of Season and Other Factors on Initiation, Discontinuation, and Switching of Systemic Drug Therapy in Patients with Psoriasis: A Retrospective Study.JID innovations : skin science from molecules to population health · 2023Article
- Letter to the Editor: Does Ambient Ultraviolet Radiation Affect Psoriasis Severity.Journal of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis · 2023Article
- Serum vitamin D levels can be predictive of psoriasis flares up after COVID-19 vaccination: a retrospective case control study.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe seasonal patterns of psoriasis have been observed in previous studies. However, no published data indicated the risk factors associated with the seasonal variation. PURPOSE: This study aimed to investigate potentially related factors associated with seasonal pattern of psoriasis and provide possible implications for alleviating psoriasis in clinical practice. PATIENTS AND
methodsThe retrospective study was conducted in Chinese patients with psoriasis. Demographic and clinical information were collected. Multivariable logistic regression analyses (calculating adjusted odds ratios [AORs]) were used to analyze data.
resultsWe continually enrolled 2270 patients (1496 males and 774 females) with psoriasis based on inclusion criteria. Disease duration (AOR=1.06, 95% CI: 1.05-1.07), hyperlipidemia (AOR=1.77, 95% CI: 1.06-2.98) and smoking (AOR=1.40, 95% CI: 1.17-1.68) were significantly associated with severe psoriasis in autumn/winter. Age (AOR=0.98, 95% CI:0.97-0.99) and occupations with more sunlight exposure (AOR=0.78, 95% CI: 0.61-0.99) were negatively associated with the seasonal aggravation. Subgroup analysis showed that occupations with more sunlight exposure (AOR=0.64, 95% CI: 0.43-0.94) were protective factors only in late-onset psoriasis but not early-onset, while smoking (AOR=1.39, 95% CI: 1.11-1.74) was risk factor in the early-onset psoriasis.
conclusionPsoriatic patients who had occupation with more sunlight exposure were less likely to report aggravation of psoriasis in autumn/winter. On the contrary, smoking and hyperlipidemia were positively associated with the seasonal aggravation. Additional prospective study is needed to identify the causality.
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