Nutritional status and food intake of patients with systemic psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis associated

• Main Authors: Marina Yazigi Solis, Nathalia Stefani de Melo, Maria Elisa Moschetti Macedo, Fabiana Prata Carneiro, Cid Yazigi Sabbag, Antonio Hebert Lancha Junior, Vera Silvia Frangella
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2012-03-01
• Series: Einstein (São Paulo)
• Subjects: Psoriasis/complications; Obesity/complications; Feeding; Food consumption; Nutritional status; Risk factors
• Online Access: http://apps.einstein.br/revista/arquivos/PDF/2158-44-52.pdf

Objective: To identify the nutritional status and food intake ofindividuals with systemic psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis associated. Methods: This is an exploratory and cross-sectional study with 34 men aged between 19 and 60 years seen at a Psoriasis Center.Participants were divided into systemic psoriasis group and arthriticsystemic psoriasis associated group. For nutritional assessment we used anthropometry, bioelectrical impedance analysis and wholebody plethysmography. Clinical and nutritional information were assessed using the clinical and nutritional history-taking, and the 24-hour dietary recall. For statistics the general linear model test (p < 0.05) was used. Results: According to the body mass index29.4% patients (n = 10) were eutrophic, 41.2% (n = 14) overweightand 29% (n = 10) obese. Almost all individuals (60%; n = 21) hadbody fat percentage above normal levels (> 25%) and a high risk formetabolic complications according to the waist circumference andthe obesity index, however, there were no statistically significantdifferences between groups. The mean food intake, total fat, caloriesand protein were above recommended levels, being 58.8% for lipids(319.17 ± 241.02 mg of cholesterol and 17.42 ± 11.4 g saturated fattyacids); 29.4% for calories and 67.6% for proteins. Thus, regardless ofthe psoriasis type, an excessive consumption of calories, lipids, fatty acids, cholesterol and a higher incidence of overweight were found. Conclusion: The sample showed an abnormal nutritional condition, an increased risk for chronic diseases related to obesity, worsening of the psoriatic lesions, and poor quality of life.