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Table 2 Score distributions, feasibility, and reliability of the UAS7 score

From: Psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the once-daily Urticaria Activity Score (UAS) in patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria managed in clinical practice (the EVALUAS study)

 

Hives

Itching

UAS7

Baseline scores and distributions

 Mean (SD)

7.2 (5.8)

9.3 (5.6)

16.4 (10.5)

 Median (range)

7 (0-21)

8 (0-21)

15 (0-42)

Missing values; floor and ceiling effects, n (%)

 Missing

21 (12.7%)

21 (12.7%)

25 (15.1%)

 Minimum score (floor)

22 (13.3%)

9 (5.4%)

9 (5.4%)

 Maximum score (ceiling)

4 (2.4%)

6 (3.6%)

2 (1.2%)

Reliability

 Internal consistency assessed using Cronbach’s alpha (95% CI)a

  

0.83 (0.721 – 0.895)

 Test-retest reliability, asessed using ICC (95% CI)

  

0.84 (0.735 – 0.906)

  1. SD standard deviation, Min minimum, Max maximum, ICC Intraclass correlation coefficient. 95% CI 95% confidence interval. Missing values defined as number and proportion of patients with at least one missing response. aTest-retest reliability analysis performed in patients reporting no or minimal change in urticaria status at visit 2