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

Table 2

Echocardiographic parameters.

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

Male sex, (%)16 (70)10 (59)0.50
Age (years)0.60
LV mass index (g/m2)0.02
RWT (cm)0.01
0.80

Values are (, between groups). 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. LV: left ventricular; RWT: relative wall thickness.