PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Abdullah O. Al Houssien
AU  - Rana O. Al Houssien
AU  - Waleed Al Ajroush
AU  - Hassan S. Al Kahtani
TI  - Chronic diseases among vitiligo patients
AID  - 10.15537/smj.2017.4.17551
DP  - 2017 Apr 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 400--404
VI  - 38
IP  - 4
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/38/4/400.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/38/4/400.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2017 Apr 01; 38
AB  - Objectives: To identify the proportion and risk of chronic diseases in vitiligo patients in a tertiary hospital in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).Methods: A retrospective case-control study included 61 vitiligo patients and 61 normal non-dermatology controls in King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, KSA between January and September 2016. Age, gender and co-morbid diseases including hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, obesity and hypothyroidism were retrieved from participants’ charts and medical records. Proportion and mean were used to describe the variables, and odds ratio (OR) was used to test the data.Results: A total of 122 participants (34 males, 88 females) equally divided in cases and controls. The mean age was 45±19 years for the case and 40±17 years for the control group. The proportion of diabetes (51%) was higher in the case group than the control (33%) (OR: 0.47; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.23-0.98; p=0.04). Dyslipidemia was significantly associated with vitiligo (67%) compared with the control group (48%) (OR: 0.44; 95% CI: 0.21-0.92; p=0.03). Vitiligo participants had a significantly increased risk of having hypothyroidism (26%) compared with the control group (10%) (OR: 0.31; 95% CI: 0.11-0.85; p=0.02).Conclusion: There is an increased risk of chronic diseases among vitiligo patients including diabetes, dyslipidemia, hypothyroidism, renal injuries, and obesity.