Table 4 Known groups’ validity for the UAS7 score: mean scores for different patient-rated categories of overall CSU severity and corresponding between-group effect sizes
Hives | Itch | Global | Between group effect size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Very mild (n = 20) | 2.10 (2.90) | 4.26 (4.42) | 6.47 (6.69) | |
Mild (n = 32) | 4.81 (5.45) | 7.48 (4.43) | 12.40 (8.43) | 0.76 |
Moderate (n = 58) | 7.74 (4.37) | 9.93 (5.0) | 17.62 (8.30) | 0.63 |
Severe/intense (n = 28) | 9.61 (5.83) | 11.52 (5.88) | 21.04 (11.36) | 0.36 |
Very severe /intense (n = 7) | 17.71 (3.35) | 16.63 (5.32) | 33.86 (7.84) | 1.19 |