Activity Cuts Psoriasis Risk in Women

Zalman S. Agus, MD; Emeritus Professor, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN, Nurse PlannerTake PosttestAction Points Women who engage in regular vigorous physical activity lower their risk for psoriasis by 25% to 30%, a large prospective study found.After adjustment for age, alcohol use, and smoking, women in the highest quintile for total physical activity had a relative risk for developing psoriasis of 0.72 (95% CI 0.59 to 0.89,

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