title: Psoriasis and hypertension: a case-control study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Several studies stated that patient with psoriasis carried an increased risk of psoriasis but some studies did not demonstrate this association.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of hypertension in psoriasis based on a sample of Spanish population.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a hospital-based case-control study involving 661 psoriatic patients (cases) and 661 control matched by gender and age. Meta-analysis of the previous studies was made.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of hypertension was significantly higher in psoriasis patients than controls (30.3%, 21.3%, respectively, P < 0.001). In a multivariate analysis, hypertension was associated with psoriasis after controlling for age, gender, diabetes, obesity and smoking (OR = 1.44, 95% confidence interval: 1.07-1.94).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of this study support the association between psoriasis and hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Facultad de Medicina, Hospital Univeristario Marqués de Valdecilla, Universidad de Cantabria..
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Armesto
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Coto-Segura
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Osuna
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Camblor
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Santos-Juanes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D015995:Prevalence; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000150:complications*