Association between skin tags and metabolic syndrome

23^rd Asia-Pacific Dermatology Conference

October 26-28, 2017 Osaka, Japan

Ngo Binh Trinh

Vietnam

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Pigment Disord

Abstract :

Background: Skin tags, or acrochorda are thought to be relatively common skin lesions and they has been postulated that they might re�ect the metabolic syndrome. Objectives: Evaluate the relationship between skin tags and metabolic syndrome. Methods: A case-control study was conducted with 57 skin tag patients and 57 control patients. Two groups were evaluated the metabolic syndrome by measuring blood pressure, waist circumference, fasting blood glucose test, triglyceride and HDLcholesterol test at Dermatology Hospital. Results: The rate of metabolic syndrome in skin tag group was 38.6%, which was significantly higher than in control group (15.8%) (p <0.05). The risk of metabolic syndrome in skin tag patients was 3-4 times higher than those without skin tag (p <0.05). The number of skin tags was correlated with metabolic syndrome index (except for HDL-cholesterol level) such as waist circumference measurement (r = 0.363, p <0.05); blood glucose level (r = 0.499, p <0.05); triglyceride level (r = 0.679, p <0.05). Conclusion: The risk of metabolic syndrome in skin tag patients was higher than in group without skin tags.