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Table 7 Factors influencing IH-QOL total score in patients with infantile hemangiomas a

From: Quality of life in children with infantile hemangioma: a case control study

Factors

Score (mean ± SD)

β-Values (95%CI)

P-Values

Child’s gender

 

−0.024 (−4.111–2.8760)

0.728

 Female

84.43 ± 12.84

  

 Male

85.47 ± 12.62

  

Child’s age (month)

 

0.088 (−0.115–0.541)

0.202

 > 0;≤6

83.89 ± 13.13

  

 > 6;≤12

86.33 ± 12.67

  

 > 12;≤18

85.84 ± 9.74

  

 > 18;≤24

85.63 ± 11.88

  

Hemangioma location

 

0.148 (0.034–1.487)

0.04

 Extremities

87.67 ± 9.57

  

 Trunk

87.73 ± 11.17

  

 Diaper area

85.46 ± 12.94

  

 Visceral involvement

83.12 ± 13.65

  

 Craniofacial and neck

81.10 ± 14.97

  

Number of hemangioma

 

−0.091(−6.058–1.321)

0.207

 ≥ 1;≤2

85.00 ± 12.39

  

 ≥ 3;≤4

81.24 ± 18.44

  

 ≥ 5

68.28 ± 37.79

  

Hemangioma size (cm2)

 

−0.167 (−0.563--0.062)

0.015

 > 0;≤2

87.53 ± 10.81

  

 > 2;≤4

82.52 ± 13.42

  

 > 4;≤6

81.40 ± 13.18

  

 > 6

81.91 ± 15.24

  

Mother’s education level

 

0.287 (0.495–5.989)

0.021

 Lower education

82.39 ± 13.82

  

 Intermediate education

84.59 ± 13.48

  

 Higher education

86.25 ± 10.85

  

Father’s education level

 

−0.217 (−4.974–0.203)

0.071

 Lower education

83.21 ± 14.00

  

 Intermediate education

85.38 ± 13.33

  

 Higher education

84.73 ± 11.23

  
  1. a Multiple step-wise regression analyses were used to find out the main risk factors