ArticleTurkish journal of medical sciences2022
Evaluation of the relationship between insulin resistance and visceral adiposity index in patients with acne vulgaris.
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- Alterations in the lipid profile in acne vulgaris patients: A meta-analysis.The Journal of international medical research · 2026Pooled it
- Association of baseline peripheral sex hormone profiles and metabolic parameters with recurrence after oral isotretinoin treatment in patients with severe acne.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Article
- Metformin Therapy for Acne Vulgaris: A Meta-Analysis.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Insulin Resistance in Patients with Acne Vulgaris.Biomedicines · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundAcne vulgaris (AV) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that is common among adolescents. Its etiology involves hormones, diet, genetics, and environmental factors. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between acne vulgaris and insulin resistance (IR) and visceral adiposity index (VAI).
methodsThe study included 184 individuals. Participants' height, weight, waist and hip circumference and blood pressure were measured. Morning fasting blood was obtained from all participants for measuring glucose, insulin, triglyceride (TG), and cholesterol levels. The HOMA index and visceral adiposity index were calculated. The collected data were analyzed using statistical methods.
resultsThe patient and control groups exhibited similar age, gender, and body mass index (p > 0.05). There was no significant difference between the patient and control groups in HOMA index and VAI (p > 0.05). A positive correlation was observed between VAI and glucose, insulin, HOMA index, TG level, and waist circumference, whereas there was a negative correlation with high-density lipoprotein (HDL). DISCUSSION: Our study results demonstrated that IR and VAI were similar both in the AV and healthy control groups. There was no correlation between acne severity score and waist circumference, glucose, insulin, TG, HDL, HOMA index, and VAI. These results indicate that IR and visceral adipose tissue dysfunction alone are not effective in the development of acne.
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