TY  - JOUR
TI  - Evaluation of cardiovascular risk in people with rosacea: A prospective study
AB  - Systemic inflammation is accepted as a nontraditional cardiovascular risk factor and has been shown to play a role in all stages of atherosclerosis. Rosacea is a chronic inflammatory
skin disease. In our study, we aimed to evaluate the cardiovascular risk in rosacea patients. 40 people with rosacea (30 women, 10 men) and a control group of
40 age- and sex-matched individuals (28 women, 12 men) who had no chronic inflammatory skin disease were included in the study. Participants' body mass index (BMI)
was calculated and their blood pressure was measured. Fasting blood glucose, fasting blood insulin, lipid profile, hemogram, basic biochemical parameters, erythrocyte
sedimentation rate, and C-reactive protein levels were analyzed after at least 8 hours of fasting. In all participants, carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) was measured
using high-resolution B-mode ultrasonography (with a 4 MHz linear transducer. The mean CIMT values were 0.62 (0.18) mm in the rosacea group and 0.50 (0.14) mm in
the control group. Statistical comparison indicated that mean CIMT was significantly greater in the patients with rosacea compared to the control group (p=0.001). There
was no significant difference between the rosacea and control groups in terms of mean height, weight, BMI, or systolic and diastolic blood pressures (p>0.05). People with
rosacea should be monitored periodically in terms of cardiovascular disease risk.
AU  - Tosun, Mustafa
AU  - TURGUT, İsmail
AU  - Akyol, Melih
AU  - guner, rukiye
AU  - DİRİM, YUSUF CİHAN
DO  - 10.5455/medscience.2021.10.348
PY  - 2022
JO  - Medicine Science
VL  - 11
IS  - 1
SN  - 2147-0634
SP  - 331
EP  - 334
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/522838
ER  -