title: Metabolic syndrome in psoriatic arthritis patients: a cross-sectional study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The major objective of our study was to assess the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Indian patients with psoriatic arthritis.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a one-time survey involving no follow-up. The study was performed among outpatients attending the speciality clinics of an institutional tertiary referral centre. A consecutive sample of 100 patients diagnosed as having psoriatic arthritis in our clinics was included in the study. Height, weight, body mass index, blood pressure and waist circumference of patients were measured at the enrolment visit. Venous samples were taken after 8 h of overnight fasting for the estimation of serum cholesterol, triglycerides and plasma glucose levels. The primary study outcome was the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in the study population.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fifty-eight and 59 patients had metabolic syndrome according to the Adult Treatment Panel III criteria and the consensus definition of metabolic syndrome for adult Asian patients, respectively. Patients with metabolic syndrome were older (P < 0.001), with longer duration of psoriasis (P = 0.017), and higher Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Activity Index (P = 0.016) than those without metabolic syndrome.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Metabolic syndrome is common in Asian Indian patients with psoriatic arthritis, especially in those with long-standing psoriasis and active joint disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Aman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Dharmesh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gopalakrishnan
authors.forename: Ramesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vijayvergiya
authors.forename: Sunil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dogra
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015535:Arthritis, Psoriatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: clinical aspects; metabolic syndrome; psoriatic arthritis