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The aim of this study was to investigate gender-based differences in treatment patterns among psoriasis patients, with a focus on how these differences vary by disease onset (early vs. late). Methods: A retrospective cohort study including individuals diagnosed with psoriasis between 1998 and 2022 through Clalit Health Services (CHS) in Israel. Gender-based differences in treatment patterns by psoriasis onset were analyzed using Chi-square and Fisher exact tests and survival analyses. Results: The disease onset showed a bimodal distribution among 3999 individuals, with women experiencing earlier onset compared to men (median age 37.2 vs. 40.1 years; p &lt; 0.001). In early-onset psoriasis, men were significantly more likely than women to receive systemic (17.9% vs. 6.5%; p &lt; 0.001) and biological therapies (3.8% vs. 1.6%; p = 0.005) and initiated these treatments earlier (p &lt; 0.001). In contrast, no significant gender-based treatment differences were observed in late-onset cases. Regardless of gender, early-onset patients began phototherapy earlier than late-onset patients (p &lt; 0.001). Conclusions: Our results suggest that disease onset timing may influence treatment decisions and highlight the need for a more personalized approach to psoriasis management that considers both gender and age of onset.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm14124090","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,10]],"date-time":"2025-06-10T06:48:56Z","timestamp":1749538136000},"page":"4090","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Exploring the Impact of Gender and Age of Onset on Psoriasis Treatment Management"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0009-7873-7815","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tair","family":"Lax","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Molecular Biology, Ariel University, Ariel 4070000, Israel"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Edia","family":"Stemmer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Molecular Biology, Ariel University, Ariel 4070000, Israel"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Noga","family":"Fallach","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Molecular Biology, Ariel University, Ariel 4070000, Israel"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3825-3965","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Guy","family":"Shrem","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Fertility Clinic, North District, Clalit Health Services, Migdal HaEmek 2303001, Israel"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Michal","family":"Schreiber-Divon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Special Education, Herzog Academic College of Education, Jerusalem 9426223, Israel"},{"name":"Special Education, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan 5290002, Israel"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Snait","family":"Ayalon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research Authority, Emek Medical Center, Afula 1834111, Israel"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Eitan","family":"Giat","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Department of Medicine, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan 5265601, Israel"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Inbal","family":"Mor","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Molecular Biology, Ariel University, Ariel 4070000, Israel"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7272-0846","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mali","family":"Salmon-Divon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Molecular Biology, Ariel University, Ariel 4070000, Israel"},{"name":"Adelson School of Medicine, Ariel University, Ariel 4070000, Israel"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,10]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1084","DOI":"10.1002\/acr.23743","article-title":"Trends in the Prevalence and Incidence of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis in Ontario, Canada: A Population-Based Study","volume":"71","author":"Eder","year":"2019","journal-title":"Arthritis Care Res."},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2075","DOI":"10.1111\/jdv.15762","article-title":"Incidence and Prevalence of Psoriasis in Israel between 2011 and 2017","volume":"33","author":"Schonmann","year":"2019","journal-title":"J. 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