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01-05-2016 | Letter to the Editor
Reply to the commentary on: ‘Sleep disordered breathing and the risk of psoriasis among US women’
Authors:
Jeffrey M. Cohen, Wen-Qing Li, Abrar A. Qureshi
Published in:
Archives of Dermatological Research
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Issue 4/2016
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Excerpt
We thank Dr. Kawada for his interest in our study. Our prospective cohort study reveals an association between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and incident psoriasis. While we do show a statistically significant association, it is clear to us that we are unable to make any comments about causation based on an individual epidemiologic study, or even a systemic review of epidemiologic studies. Inference into a causal relationship requires further studies, particularly the elucidation of potential etiologic mechanisms underlying the associations. …