ADIPOQ and psoriasis: A recent meta-analysis of 63 studies, including 2876 psoriasis patients and 2237 healthy controls, showed that patients with psoriasis have decreased levels of adiponectin; on the contrary, another meta-analysis with 521 cases and 482 controls indicated no statistically significant difference in the levels of adiponectin and high-molecular weight adiponectin levels between the two groups [141,147].