Prevalence of autoimmune thyroid disease in patients with psoriasis: a meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease with autoimmune aetiology. A possible link between psoriasis and autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) has been suggested in some studies with inconsistent findings. This meta-analysis aims to determine the association between psoriasis and AITD.

Design

A meta-analysis of observational studies.

Data sources

PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus and the Cochrane Library were searched up to 1 November 2021.

Eligibility criteria for selecting studies

We included non-randomised studies, each with over 50 cases in every group, focusing on the rate of comorbidity between psoriasis and AITD.

Data extraction and synthesis

Two independent reviewers screened the articles and extracted data. The restricted maximum-likelihood was a

SUBMITTER: Zhang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8804708 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature