Psoriasis increases risk of Obstructive Sleep Apnea by 1.4X (vitamin D not mentioned)

Analysis supports link between psoriasis and obstructive sleep apnea

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"Patients with psoriasis had a 1.77-fold increased risk of having obstructive sleep apnea"

• After adjust forage, gender, race, BMI, smoking status, type 2 diabetes, congestive heart failure, hypertension, history of myocardial infarction, angina, and peripheral artery disease (OR, 1.45 , 95% CI, 1.35 - 1.55; P <.001).

Both Psoriasis and Sleep Apnea are associated with low vitamin D

VitaminDWiki – Psoriasis category contains

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VitaminDWiki – Sleep Apnea and Vitamin D - many studies 13+

VitaminDWiki – Diseases that may be related via low vitamin D

The >80 associations includes:

• Psoriasis ==> Metabolic Syndrome

• Psoriasis ==> Kidney Disease

• Psoriasis ==> Heart problems

• Psoriasis ==> Diabetes

• Psoriasis==> Osteoporosis

• Celiac Disease ==> Anemia, Psoriasis

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• Sleep Apnea ==>Fatty Liver disease

• Sleep Apnea ==>Gout