| Abstrakt: |
Background: Skin tags are small, soft, pedunculated papillomas, usually occurring on the neck, axillae and eyelids. Skin tags are associated with obesity and atherogenic profi le. Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between serum leptin, body mass index, lipid profi le, fasting glucose, insulin levels and homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance in patients with skin tags and to compare them with the levels in healthy controls. Materials and Methods: This study included 84 participants, 45 skin tags patients and 39 apparently healthy controls. Body mass index, fasting glucose and insulin levels were estimated in addition to lipid profi le, leptin and homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance levels. Results: The skin tags group showed signifi cantly higher values of age, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, body mass index, triglicerides, very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance, when compared with the healthy control group. There was no signifi cant difference in sex, leptin levels, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, glucose and insulin levels between the two groups. Conclusion: The results of this study confi rm that skin tags are associated with obesity and dyslipidemia. Therefore, follow-up of these patients regarding to development of atherosclerosis associated diseases may be benefi cial. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
