Table 3.
The life quality among psoriasis patients based on Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) evaluation in China, 2020–2021.
| Variables | DLQI scores (n = 4230) | DLQI scores by group (n, %) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–1 (n = 671) | 2–5 (n = 937) | 6–10 (n = 1253) | >10 (n = 1369) | ||
| Age (years), median (IQR) | |||||
| <30 | 7 (3–12) | 164 (15.6) | 265 (25.3) | 288 (27.5) | 332 (31.7) |
| 30–39 | 9 (3–13) | 198 (15.0) | 265 (20.1) | 395 (29.9) | 459 (34.9) |
| 40–49 | 8 (3–12) | 113 (15.2) | 165 (22.2) | 221 (29.7) | 246 (33.0) |
| ≥50 | 8 (3–12) | 196 (17.5) | 242 (21.6) | 349 (31.2) | 332 (29.7) |
| Gendera, median (IQR) | |||||
| Male | 8 (3–13) | 442 (16.2) | 570 (20.9) | 810 (29.6) | 912 (33.4) |
| Female | 7 (3–12) | 229 (15.3) | 367 (24.5) | 443 (29.6) | 457 (30.6) |
| Marital status, median (IQR) | |||||
| Unmarried | 8 (3–13) | 150 (14.3) | 254 (24.2) | 292 (23.3) | 355 (33.8) |
| Married | 8 (3–12) | 521 (16.4) | 683 (21.5) | 961 (30.2) | 1014 (31.9) |
| Education, median (IQR) | |||||
| Junior high and lower | 8 (3–12) | 231 (17.5) | 272 (20.6) | 396 (30.0) | 421 (31.9) |
| Senior high | 8 (3–13) | 215 (15.2) | 319 (22.5) | 408 (28.8) | 477 (33.6) |
| College and above | 8 (3–12) | 225 (15.1) | 346 (23.2) | 449 (30.1) | 471 (31.6) |
| BMI (kg/m2), median (IQR) | |||||
| <18.5 (lower body weight) | 6 (3–11) | 29 (16.1) | 47 (26.1) | 58 (32.2) | 46 (25.6) |
| 18.5–23.9 (normal body weight) | 8 (3–12) | 329 (16.5) | 441 (22.1) | 591 (29.6) | 638 (31.9) |
| 24.0–27.9 (overweight) | 8 (3–12) | 206 (15.5) | 292 (21.9) | 396 (29.8) | 435 (32.7) |
| ≥28 (obesity) | 8 (3–14) | 107 (14.8) | 157 (21.8) | 208 (28.8) | 250 (34.6) |
| Medical insurance, median (IQR) | |||||
| Yes | 8 (3–13) | 651 (15.8) | 906 (22.0) | 1214 (29.5) | 1344 (32.7) |
| No | 6 (3–13) | 20 (17.4) | 31 (26.9) | 39 (33.9) | 25 (21.7) |
| Smoking status, median (IQR) | |||||
| Non-smokers | 8 (3–12) | 450 (15.9) | 625 (22.0) | 861 (30.3) | 904 (31.8) |
| Smokers | 8 (3–13) | 221 (15.9) | 312 (22.5) | 392 (28.2) | 465 (33.5) |
| PASI scorea, median (IQR) | |||||
| <3 | 4.5 (1–9) | 286 (27.5) | 289 (27.8) | 268 (25.8) | 197 (18.9) |
| 3–7 | 8 (3–11) | 177 (16.5) | 261 (24.3) | 333 (31.0) | 302 (28.2) |
| 8–11 | 9 (4–13) | 82 (11.3) | 159 (21.8) | 217 (29.8) | 270 (37.1) |
| ≥12 | 9 (5–16) | 126 (9.1) | 228 (16.4) | 435 (31.3) | 600 (43.2) |
IQR: interquartile range.
a
The difference between male and female patients was statistically significant (p < .05).