ISSN:
1365-2133
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary We have conducted a case-control study to explore the relation between the consumption of selected foods and psoriasis. The out-patient services of nine teaching hospitals and five general hospitals in northern and southern Italy took part. Cases were newly diagnosed psoriatics with a history of skin problems of no more than 2 years. As controls. we selected subjects with newly diagnosed skin conditions, other than psoriasis, who were seen in the same out-patient clinics. Inclusion of cases and controls was limited to the age group 16–65 years. A total of 316 psoriatics and 366 controls were recruited. Anthropomentric measures, including height and weight, were obtained. Diet was assessed by a semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire. Psoriasis appeared to be positively associated with body mass index (X21 trend 4.3, P 〈 0.05). Significant inverse relations with psoriasis were also observed for the intake of carrots (X21 trend 4.8, P 〈 0.05), tomatoes (X21 trend 26.3, P 〈 0.01), fresh fruit (X21 trend 11.7, P 〈 0.01) and index of beta-carotene intake (X21 trend 9.1, P 〈 0.01). Although largely explorative, these results provide some evidence for a potential role of diet in psoriasis.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2133.1996.d01-734.x
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