Jusuf Nelva K, Putra Imam B, Kartayana Johan
Department Dermatovenereology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sumatera Utara, Medan 20155, Indonesia.
Open Access Maced J Med Sci. 2017 May 8;5(3):271-274. doi: 10.3889/oamjms.2017.061. eCollection 2017 Jun 15.
Skin tag is a benign tumour of the skin with a soft consistency which commonly occurs in the flexure area. Skin tag often found in individuals with middle and old age. Until now, there are many of theories have been proposed to explain the mechanism of the skin tag, one of the theory is obesity.
To determine the body mass index (BMI) in patients with skin tag.
This study is an analytic study with cross-sectional designs involving 32 subjects with skin tag and 32 controls. Diagnosis of skin tag was made based on anamnesis and clinical examination. All subjects underwent a physical examination (height and weight) to determine BMI (weight in kilogrammes divided by the square of height in meters). To analyse association between higher BMI with the occurrence of skin tag we use student t-test.
The mean BMI in the skin tag group (28.1+ 3.9 kg/m^2) was higher compared with the control group (24.1 + 2.3 kg/m^2). Statistical analysis by Student t-test found the p-value < 0.05.
We found a correlation between increased BMI with the occurrence of the skin tag.
皮赘是一种质地柔软的皮肤良性肿瘤，常见于皮肤褶皱处。皮赘多见于中老年人。到目前为止，已经提出了许多理论来解释皮赘的发病机制，其中一种理论是肥胖。
测定皮赘患者的体重指数（BMI）。
本研究为横断面设计的分析性研究，纳入32例皮赘患者和32例对照。皮赘的诊断基于病史和临床检查。所有受试者均接受体格检查（身高和体重）以确定BMI（体重千克数除以身高米数的平方）。为分析较高BMI与皮赘发生之间的关联，我们采用了学生t检验。
皮赘组的平均BMI（28.1 + 3.9 kg/m²）高于对照组（24.1 + 2.3 kg/m²）。学生t检验的统计分析发现p值<0.05。
我们发现BMI升高与皮赘的发生之间存在相关性。
