02 August 2023 : Clinical Research
Impact of Alcohol Consumption, Smoking, and Diet on the Severity of Plaque Psoriasis: A Comprehensive Assessment using Clinical Scales and Quality of Life Measures
Piotr Michalski1ABCDEF*, Veronica Palazzo-Michalska1CDE, Anna Michalska-Bańkowska2BDF, Mirosław Bańkowski3F, Beniamin Oskar Grabarek4ACDEDOI: 10.12659/MSM.941255
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e941255
Table 1 Characteristics of the study group, including social and anthropometric parameters.
| Parameters | Study group (n=24) | Comparison group (n=20) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | Basic | 0 | 0 |
| Vocational | 8 | 7 | |
| Secondary | 10 | 8 | |
| Higher | 6 | 5 | |
| Work | Physical | 9 | 4 |
| Mental | 7 | 13 | |
| Unemployed | 8 | 3 | |
| Pensioner/employed | 0 | 0 | |
| Place of residence | Village | 7 | 5 |
| City <100 thousand inhabitants | 9 | 10 | |
| City >100 thousand inhabitants | 8 | 5 | |
| Age of onset of alcohol consumption [years] | 17.32±2.03 | 20.87±2.45 | |
| Type of alcohol most often consumed | Beer | 9 | 6 |
| Wine | 4 | 4 | |
| Strong alcohols (>40%) | 11 | 10 | |
| Smoking | Yes | 5 | 9 |
| I quit/threw | 3 | 2 | |
| No | 16 | 9 | |
| Treatment of psoriasis ever used in the past before the study (more than 1 response possible) | Topical treatment | 24 | 20 |
| Methotrexate | 9 | 6 | |
| Acitretin | 2 | 2 | |
| Cyclosporin A | 4 | 3 | |
| Light therapy (UVB 311) | 15 | 18 | |
| Biological treatment | 0 | 0 | |
| Psoriasis treatment used at the time of study eligibility/(more than 1 response possible) | Topical treatment | 18 | 16 |
| Methotrexate | 2 | 2 | |
| Acitretin | 1 | 0 | |
| Cyclosporin A | 2 | 1 | |
| Light therapy (UVB 311) | 13 | 10 | |
| Biological treatment | 0 | 0 | |
| n – number of cases. | |||