Active enthesitis in PsO (n=57)Active enthesitis in PsOAr (n=61)
Age, mean (±SD)57.2 (±11.78)49.26 (±17.26)0.254.18 (±6.93)49.07 (±13.6)0.16
Female, n (%)2 (20%)26 (55.32%)0.07910 (58.82%)24 (54.55%)1
Smoking, n (%)1 (10%)16 (34.04%)0.1531 (5.88%)4 (9.09%)0.06
BMI, mean (±SD)26.39 (±3.34)25.23 (±4.07)0.30929.95 (±3.73)25.9 (±5.2)0.58
Alcohol, n (%) (daily intake)000.955000.87
Diabetes mellitus, n (%)03 (6.38%)12 (11.76%)3 (6.82%)0.61
Hypertension, n (%)2 (20%)9 (19.15%)14 (23.53%)15 (34.09%)0.54
Metabolic syndrome, n (%)04 (8.51%)14 (23.53%)7 (15.91%)0.48
HAQ, mean (±SD)0.35 (±0.94)0.17 (±0.32)0.6840.34 (±0.3)0.37 (±0.42)0.87
VAS, mean (±SD)2.56 (±2.52)1.73 (±2.37)0.2544.35 (±2.17)3.56 (±2.4)0.18
PASI, mean (±SD)4.52 (±2.58)3.65 (±3.41)0.1533.86 (±2.69)4.53 (±6.46)0.59
NAPSI, mean (±SD)8 (±7.05)9.31 (±8.86)0.90313.44 (±8.43)5.29 (±5.94)0.03
  • BMI, body mass index; HAQ, Health Assessment Questionnaire; NAPSI, Nail Psoriasis Severity Index; PASI, Psoriasis Area and Severity Index; PsO, psoriasis alone; PsOAr, psoriatic patients with arthralgia; VAS, Visual Analogue Scale.