FABP2 and psoriasis: Table 1 shows the clinical and laboratory parameters of patients with psoriasis and control subjects. By study design, the two groups of participants did not differ with respect to age, sex distribution, BMI and smoking status. For laboratory parameters, an increase in neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) was observed in patients with psoriasis (p < 0.01). There were no differences in lipid profile, fasting glucose, renal and liver function tests. The serum concentration of I-FABP was significantly increased in the psoriasis group compared with the control group (p < 0.001).