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Increased risk of diabetes mellitus in relation to the severity of psoriasis, concomitant medication, and comorbidity: a nationwide population-based cohort study.

Meng-Sui Lee, Ruey-Yi Lin, Mei-Shu Lai

BACKGROUND: The association between psoriasis and diabetes mellitus (DM) has been explored previously. However, no studies have been reported regarding the severity of psoriasis, comorbidities, and concomitant medications on the risks of DM in patients with psoriasis. OBJECTIVE: We sought to evaluate the impact of the severity of psoriasis, comorbidities, and concomitant medications on the risk of type 2 DM in patients with psoriasis. METHODS: We conducted a cohort study with 14,158 adults with psoriasis and adults without psoriasis using data from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database...

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April 2014: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

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