Table 3 Distribution of extra-cutaneous disease associated with psoriasis in the 3 Italian areas
Males (total no. of cases: 991) | Females (total no. of cases: 963) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Disease category (ICD§ code number) | North No. (%) | Centre No. (%) | South No. (%) | p | North No. (%) | Centre No. (%) | South No. (%) | p |
Depression (296) | ||||||||
Present | 34 (8.6) | 56 (18.7) | 43 (14.6) | 59 (18.7) | 53 (16.8) | 57 (17.2) | ||
Absent | 363 (91.4) | 244 (81.3) | 251 (85.4) | 0.0004 | 257 (81.3) | 263 (83.2) | 274 (82.8) | 0.81 |
Myalgia (729.1) | ||||||||
Present | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.7) | 3 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (1.9) | 7 (2.1) | ||
Absent | 397 (100.0) | 298 (99.3) | 291 (99.0) | - | 316 (100.0) | 310 (98.1) | 324 (97.9) | - |
Obesità (278) | ||||||||
Present | 39 (9.8) | 23 (7.7) | 27 (9.2) | 29 (9.2) | 32 (10.1) | 34 (10.3) | ||
Absent | 358 (90.2) | 277(92.3) | 267 (90.8) | 0.61 | 287 (98.8) | 284 (89.9) | 297 (89.7) | 0.88 |
Type 2 DM (250) | ||||||||
Present | 29 (7.3) | 15 (5.0) | 21 (7.19) | 23 (7.3) | 12 (3.8) | 43 (13.0) | ||
Absent | 368 (92.7) | 285 (95.09) | 273 (92.9) | 0.42 | 293 (92.7) | 304 (96.2) | 288 (87.0) | < 0.0001 |
Hypertension (401) | ||||||||
Present | 71 (17.9) | 52 (17.3) | 38 (12.9) | 41 (13.0) | 24 (7.6) | 35 (10.6) | ||
Absent | 326 (82.19 | 248 (82.7) | 256 (87.1) | 0.18 | 275 (87.0) | 292 (92.4) | 296 (89.4) | 0.08 |
Heart disease(410–414) | ||||||||
Present | 7 (1.8) | 2 (0.7) | 14 (4.8) | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (2.1) | ||
Absent | 390 (98.2) | 298 (99.3) | 280 (95.2) | 0.003 | 315 (99.7) | 316 (100.0) | 324 (97.9) | - |
Herpes virus (054) | ||||||||
Present | 5 (1.3) | 11 (3.7) | 10 (3.4) | 18 (5.7) | 15 (4.7) | 10 (3.0) | ||
Absent | 392 (98.7) | 289 (96.3) | 284 (96.6) | 0.08 | 298 (94.3) | 301 (95.3) | 321 (97.0) | 0.25 |
Other * | ||||||||
Present | 2 (0.5) | 4 (1.3) | 10 (3.4) | 6 (1.9) | 9 (2.8) | 6 (1.8) | ||
Absent | 395 (99.5) | 296 (98.7) | 284 (96.6) | 0.01 | 310 (98.1) | 307 (97.2) | 325 (98.2) | 0.61 |