Hi,

FYI...I found the following article on www.pubmed.gov


High body mass index, dry scaly leg skin and atopic conditions are highly associated with keratosis pilaris.

Yosipovitch G, Mevorah B, Mashiach J, Chan YH, David M.
Department of Dermatology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel. gil@nsc.gov.sg

BACKGROUND: In a previous study we have found that young patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus had a higher prevalence of keratosis pilaris (KP) than healthy controls, with a high correlation with body mass index (BMI) and ichthyosiform skin changes of the legs. Objectives: To investigate whether BMI, dry scaly legs and atopic conditions could be associated with KP in a healthy population of adolescents. METHODS: A total of 202 Jewish adolescents chosen at random among students undergoing a routine medical examination at school participated in the study. The patients filled in a questionnaire for data on ethnic origin, the presence or history of allergic rhinitis, asthma or atopic dermatitis, the presence of thyroid disease, diabetes or dry skin. A similar questionnaire was sent to the family physician for verification. A general inspection of the skin was made for the presence of KP; the lower legs were also examined for dry scaly skin and ichthyosiform skin changes. RESULTS: KP was present in 33 examinees (16%). Factors significantly associated with were dry scaly skin (p < 0.001, odds ratio, OR = 31.3, with 95% confidence interval, CI, 6.4-153.7), BMI >25 (p < 0.001, OR = 4.9, with 95% CI 2.2-11.2) and atopy (p = 0.001, OR = 4.5, with 95% CI 1.8-11.1).

Conclusion: It therefore appears that KP is associated with multiple factors, including high BMI, leg skin dryness and atopic conditions. Copyright 2000 S. Karger AG, Basel.

PMID: 10971056 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
http://content.karger.com/produktedb...&file=drm01034


Not sure if anyone has access to the entire article. I would be interested in reading it.

i might through my school, but that might be a pain to look for. My moms overweight, but im not. I dont have kp on my legs though, only on my arms

I'm very slim, but my legs get scaley without the right lotion. And I have KP on my arms, really bad.