A Clinical Evaluation of Acrochordons in Relation to Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Age, and Sex

Abstract

Background: Skin tags (STs) have been investigated as a marker of insulin-resistant diabetes (DM), yet the association of Acrochordons to obesity is at this point an issue of discussion.Aim: The point of the survey is to examine the relationship between shade, size and number of acrochordons to weight, age, sex and diabetes.Methods: This study had included 245 nondiabetic and 276 diabetics patients. Values of body mass index (BMI), sex, age, significant habits, Acrochordons number, size and color in different physical parts.Results: The presence and mean values of acrochordons was high in obese people than nonobese people (P = 0.006 and P < 0.001, exclusively) and was not affected by sex. Regardless, the number extended basically with age. The presence of mixed‑color Acrochordons was related to fat (P < 0.001) individuals. Multivariate key backslides revealed that primary BMI was basically associated with the mixed‑color Acrochordons (OR = 3.5, P < 0.001). The relationship of DM (OR = 1.7) with mixed‑color Acrochordons was nonsignificant (P = 0.073). Neither age nor sex had any relationship with mixed‑color Acrochordons. Inside cases that made mixed‑color Acrochordons, the multivariate assessment showed that fundamental BMI had a tremendous association with the amount of Acrochordons (beta = 0.256, P = 0.034).End: The audit showed that the number just as the presence of mixed‑color ST was related to weight, but not to diabetes. The presence of mixed‑color Acrochordons in nondiabetic subjects needs close evaluation of BMI.