Table 2 DLQI Scores according to demographic and socioeconomic factors in patients with psoriasis
Variables | No. of patients | DLQI Scores | p-value | DLQI ≤10 | DLQI ≥11 | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD | N | (%) | N | (%) | ||||
Total participants | 299 | 12.4 ± 7.6 | 138 | (46.2) | 161 | (53.8) | ||
Gender | ||||||||
Male | 224 | 11.6 ± 7.5 | 0.003 | 117 | (52.2) | 107 | (47.8) | < 0.001 |
Female | 75 | 14.7 ± 7.7 | 21 | (28.0) | 54 | (72.0) | ||
Age (years) | ||||||||
20–39 | 95 | 13.9 ± 8.2 | 0.038 | 38 | (40.0) | 57 | (60.0) | 0.258 |
40–59 | 181 | 11.9 ± 7.2 | 87 | (48.1) | 94 | (51.9) | ||
60–79 | 23 | 10.3 ± 7.5 | 13 | (56.5) | 10 | (43.5) | ||
Marital status | ||||||||
Single | 75 | 14.7 ± 8.3 | < 0.001 | 29 | (38.7) | 46 | (61.3) | 0.009 |
Married | 196 | 11.0 ± 6.9 | 102 | (52.0) | 94 | (48.0) | ||
Divorced/widowed | 28 | 15.9 ± 8.0 | 7 | (25.0) | 21 | (75.0) | ||
Education level | ||||||||
≤ High school | 65 | 14.8 ± 7.4 | 0.010 | 21 | (32.3) | 44 | (67.7) | 0.029 |
College | 183 | 11.5 ± 7.4 | 95 | (51.9) | 90 | (49.2) | ||
Graduate school | 49 | 12.6 ± 8.0 | 22 | (44.9) | 27 | (55.1) | ||
Employment status | ||||||||
Full-time | 213 | 11.4 ± 7.2 | 0.002 | 106 | (49.8) | 107 | (50.2) | 0.127 |
Part-time | 27 | 15.8 ± 8.2 | 9 | (33.3) | 18 | (66.7) | ||
Unemployed/student/housewife | 59 | 14.3 ± 8.1 | 23 | (39.0) | 36 | (61.0) | ||
Type of employment | ||||||||
Employer or self-employed | 59 | 11.2 ± 6.8 | < 0.001 | 31 | (52.5) | 28 | (47.5) | 0.098 |
Regular job | 159 | 11.4 ± 7.2 | 78 | (49.1) | 81 | (50.9) | ||
Temporary job | 17 | 18.2 ± 8.8 | 4 | (23.5) | 13 | (76.5) | ||
Unemployed | 64 | 14.5 ± 8.0 | 25 | (39.1) | 39 | (60.9) | ||
Annual income (USD) | ||||||||
< 24,000 | 33 | 18.3 ± 8.3 | < 0.001 | 7 | (21.2) | 26 | (78.8) | < 0.001 |
24,000-47,999 | 105 | 13.9 ± 7.2 | 38 | (36.2) | 67 | (63.8) | ||
48,000-71,999 | 92 | 10.7 ± 7.3 | 49 | (53.3) | 43 | (46.7) | ||
≥ 72,000 | 69 | 9.5 ± 6.2 | 44 | (63.8) | 25 | (36.2) | ||
Experience of difficulty in finding jobs due to psoriasis | ||||||||
Always/often | 87 | 17.9 ± 7.3 | < 0.001 | 15 | (17.2) | 72 | (82.8) | < 0.001 |
Somewhat/sometimes/never | 212 | 10.1 ± 6.5 | 123 | (58.0) | 89 | (42.0) | ||
Experience of quitting jobs due to psoriasis | ||||||||
Yes | 92 | 15.9 ± 8.0 | < 0.001 | 23 | (25.0) | 69 | (75.0) | < 0.001 |
No/Inapplicable | 207 | 10.8 ± 6.9 | 115 | (55.6) | 92 | (44.4) | ||