Table 5.
Relation between PASI score and sleep quality in studied cases.
| PSQI components | PASI score | Test of significance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mild < 10 N (%) |
Moderate (10–20) N (%) |
Severe > 20 N (%) |
||
| Subjective sleep quality | ||||
| 0 | 112 (73.7) | 22 (55.0) | 4 (50.0) |
MC = 20.56 p < 0.001* |
| 1 | 36 (23.7) | 10 (25.0) | 4 (50.0) | |
| 2 | 4 (2.6) | 8 (20.0) | 0 | |
| Sleep latency | ||||
| 0 | 84 (55.3) | 16 (40) | 4 (50) |
MC = 8.63 p = 0.196 |
| 1 | 40 (26.3) | 18 (45) | 4 (50) | |
| 2 | 12 (7.90 | 4 (10) | 0 | |
| 3 | 16 (10.5) | 2 (5) | 0 | |
| Sleep duration | ||||
| 0 | 112 (73.7) | 32 (80) | 6 (75) |
MC = 51.46 p < 0.001* |
| 1 | 36 (23.7) | 8 (20) | 0 | |
| 2 | 4 (2.6) | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 (25) | |
| Sleep efficiency | ||||
| 0 | 114 (75) | 32 (80) | 4 (50) |
MC = 59.89 p < 0.001* |
| 1 | 36 (23.7) | 4 (10) | 2 (25) | |
| 2 | 2 (1.3) | 4 (10) | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 (25) | |
| Sleep disturbance | ||||
| 0 | 82 (53.9) | 26 (65.0) | 8 (100) |
MC = 46.40 p < 0.001* |
| 1 | 70 (46.1) | 6 (15.0) | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 8 (20.0) | 0 | |
| Day time dysfunction | ||||
| 0 | 136 (89.5) | 32 (80) | 4 (50) |
MC = 27.62 p < 0.001* |
| 1 | 16 (10.5) | 4 (10) | 4 (50) | |
| 2 | 0 | 4 (10) | 0 | |
| Global score | ||||
| Good sleep ≤ 5 | 134 (88.2) | 30 (75) | 4 (50) |
MC = 11.25 p = 0.004* |
| Poor sleep > 5 | 18 (11.8) | 10 (25) | 4 (50) | |
MC Monte Carlo test, PSQI Pittsburgh sleep quality index, PASI psoriasis area severity index, n number, % percentage.
*Statistically significant.