Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in patients with psoriasis: a cross-sectional study in Singapore.

CONCLUSION: The prevalence of MetS in patients with psoriasis in Singapore was 45.3%, or nearly threefold higher than the Singapore general population. Patients with psoriasis should be screened yearly for MetS and any modifiable cardiovascular risk factors should be actively controlled.
PMID: 31788703 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Singapore Medical Journal - December 1, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: Chan WMM, Yew YW, Theng TSC, Liew CF, Oon HH Tags: Singapore Med J Source Type: research