Hypertension is associated with increased age at the onset of psoriasis and a higher body mass index in psoriatic disease.

• The factors of psoriatic disease associated with HBP are little known. • HBP is more prevalent in patients with arthritis within the spectrum of psoriatic disease. • In patients with psoriatic disease, for each point of increase in the body mass index, the risk of HBP increases by 13%. • For each year of onset of psoriasis above 40 years, the risk of HBP increases by 4%.