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George Larios, MD, MSc; Alevizos Alevizos, MD; Dimitris Rigopoulos, MD, PhD

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In a large prospective cohort study, Setty and colleagues¹ found that multiple measures of adiposity, such as body mass index (BMI), waist and hip circumference, and waist to hip ratio, along with change in adiposity as assessed by weight gain since the age of 18 years, were substantial risk factors for the development of incident psoriasis. Analyses were performed with adjustment for comorbidities associated with increased adiposity such as type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and cardiovascular diseases.

To our knowledge, many studies have reported a significant association between increased adiposity and psychological morbidity. Sachs-Ericsson et al² found that BMI was associated with depressive symptoms. Similarly, Pickering et al³ showed that obesity among women is related to episodes of major depression with atypical features.

On the other hand, several studies have demonstrated the association of psoriasis with severe psychological morbidity, . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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