Serum Levels of 25-Oh Vitamin D in Psoriatic Patients and Control Subjects
Juniper Publishers- JOJ Dermatology & Cosmetics Abstract Background: Literature data on the association of psoriasis with vitamin D deficiency are still controversial. Aim: To compare serum levels of vitamin D of adults with psoriasis without arthritis and controls. Materials and Methods: The analysis of vitamin D serum levels was performed by chemiluminescent immune-assay. Statistical data were evaluated by the tests: Fisher’s Exact, Student’s t and Mann-Whitney; the values were considered significant when P< 0.05. Results: The study included 36 patients with psoriasis, mean age was 45.8±14.4 years; 21 (58.3%) patients were male. The control group comprised 37 participants with a mean age of 40.3±12.1 years; 20 (54.1%) of these were male. There was no difference between the groups considering sex (P=.815) and age (P =.088). BMI for the psoriasis and control groups were 27.2±4.1kg/m2 and 27.2±4.8kg/m2 (P=0.921), respectively. The laboratory tests showed no significant diff