Research Article

The Oxidative Stress-Induced miR-200c Is Upregulated in Psoriasis and Correlates with Disease Severity and Determinants of Cardiovascular Risk

Table 3

Blood pressure, wave reflection analyses, and PWV.

CharacteristicControl healthy subject ()Psoriatic subject ()Comparison between two groups ( value)

Male sex, (%)19 (56)15 (52)0.42
Age (years)0.95
Central systolic pressure (mmHg)0.33
Central diastolic pressure (mmHg)0.63
Central pulse pressure (mmHg)0.16
Augmentation pressure (mmHg)0.24
Augmentation index0.40
Systolic pressure (mmHg)0.25
Diastolic pressure (mmHg)0.76
PWV (m/s)0.91

Values are Comparisons between two groups were carried out by performing the unpaired Student -test for all variables with the exception of the variable “male sex,” for which Fisher’s exact test was performed. PWV: pulse wave velocity.