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Distinguishing features of body mass index and psoriasis in men and women in Japan: A hospital-based case-control study.
The Journal of dermatology - 1 Dec 2016
Naito Reiko, Imafuku Shinichi
Abstract excerpt
Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease and recent studies reported an association between obesity and psoriasis. To further investigate the association between body mass index (BMI) and psoriasis, a hospital-based retrospective case-control study was conducted in patients at the Department of Dermatology, Fukuoka University Hospital in 1998-2012. BMI values of psoriatic patients were compared with those of...
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