Background Skin tags are common cutaneous lesions with an indefinite aetiology.
Objectives To assess serum leptin, insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome in different body mass index (BMI) patients with skin tags.
Methods Three equally distributed groups of patients with multiple skin tags: 30 normal BMI, 30 overweight and 30 obese were included. Controls were age-, gender- and BMI-matched healthy subjects. Serum leptin, insulin resistance based on homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) and metabolic syndrome were assessed in all groups.
Results Number and extent of skin tags increase with the increase in ...
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