The impact of itch symptoms in psoriasis: results from physician interviews and patient focus groups

Table 2 Demography, Disease Diagnoses, and Health Status of Participants in Patient Focus Groups^a

	Focus Groups
	Patients with Mild Psoriasis (N = 8)	Patients with Severe Psoriasis (N = 31)
Female sex, n (%)	5 (63)	17 (55)
Age, mean years (range)	36 (20 – 74)	45 (22 – 66)
Race/Ethnicity, n (%)
White	5 (63)	24 (77)
Black/African American	0	4 (13)
Hispanic	1 (13)	1 (3)
Mexican-American	1 (13)	0
Arabic	1 (13)	0
Spanish	0	1 (3)
Disease Diagnosis, n (%)
Psoriasis	8 (100)	29 (94)^b
Co-existing Psoriatic arthritis	0	1 (3)
Heath Status, n (%)
Excellent	1 (13)	3 (10)
Very good	4 (50)	9 (29)
Good	3 (38)	13 (42)
Fair	0	4 (13)
Poor	0	2 (7)

^aData not available for all participants for all characteristics so columns may not add up to 100%.
^bTwo patients did not fill out a page of the demographic form that included diagnosis of psoriasis. The clinicians for these patients confirmed the diagnosis of psoriasis.
N = total number of patients; n = number of patients for whom data are available

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