Young patients with risk factors prevalent in the elderly - differences in comorbidity depending on severity of psoriasis: a nationwide cross-sectional study in Swedish health registers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Association between psoriasis severity and cerebro- and cardiovascular comorbidities has rarely been investigated.

Aim

We aimed to investigate differences in cerebro- and cardiovascular comorbidities by psoriasis severity.

Materials and methods

Using Swedish nationwide health-care registers, new adult users of anti-psoriatic drugs (2007-2013) with a recorded diagnosis of psoriasis/psoriatic arthritis or a filled prescription for calcipotriol were included. Psoriasis severity was based on the type of anti-psoriatic treatment (topical/mild, non-biologic systemic/moderate-to-severe, and biologics/ severe). Age standardized prevalence rates of cerebro- and cardiovascular comorbidities and their risk factors were compared between the groups.

Results

We fo

SUBMITTER: Hajiebrahimi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6016015 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature