Dermatologic Findings In Adult Obese Patients
Journal Title: Kocaeli Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi - Year 2016, Vol 2, Issue 3
Abstract
Objectives: There are only a few studies about the dermatological findings of obese patients in the literature. However, we aimed to investigate the dermatological findings of obese patients and the relationship of these conditions with age, menopause, number of pregnancies, and insulin resistance in our study. Material and Methods: This study included 119 patients with a body mass index higher than 30 kg/m2 and 122 normal weight individuals as a control group. Also, the insulin resistance was calculated of the patients. The prevalences of dermatoses were compared between the two groups. Results: The most common dermatologic finding in both groups was striae. But, there was not statistically significant difference between two groups. Plantar hyperkeratosis was found in 47.1% and 7.4% of patients in the study and control groups, respectively and the difference was statistically significant. Also the frequencies of acrochordon, acanthosis nigricans, keratosis pilaris and intertrigo were significantly higher in the obese group. Varicose veins were more common in the control group (36.9%) compared with the obese group (31.9%). There was no statistically significant difference between the patients with and without insulin resistance in terms of frequency of plantar hyperkeratosis, intertrigo, keratosis pilaris, varicose veins, striae, acrochordon and xerosis in the obese group. However, it was striking that there was insulin resistance in 13 of the 14 patients who had acanthosis nigricans. Conclusions: Our study showed that some dermatological findings were significantly more common in obese patients. So, prevention of obesity is important in terms of prevention of these dermatoses.
Authors and Affiliations
Kamile Demirci, Nilgün Bilen, Aysun Şikar Aktürk, Evren Odyakmaz Demirsoy, Zeynep Cantürk, Çiğdem Çağlayan, Dilek Bayramgüler, Rebiay Kıran
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