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. 2012 Jul 24;5:633–642. doi: 10.2147/IJGM.S33276

Table 4.

Association of mean (standard deviation) percent mean scores on the Skindex-16 scale and its domains, with patient and disease characteristics

Symptom domain score % Emotion domain score % Functioning domain score % Total Skindex score %




T value (P value) T value (adjusted P value) T value (P value) T value (adjusted P value) T value (P value) T value (adjusted P value) T value (P value) T value (adjusted P value)
Gender (male = 1) 0.35 (NS) −0.59 (NS) 1.64 (NS) −2.25 (0.03)* 1.33 (NS) 0.95 (NS) 0.38 (NS) −1.16 (NS)
Age 9.35 (0.001)* 2.95 (0.003)* −2.99 (0.03)* −0.58 (NS) 2.23 (NS) 0.05 (NS) 0.99 (NS) 0.64 (NS)
Origin (urban = 1) −2.05 (0.04)* −1.84 (NS) 0.06 (NS) −0.42 (NS) −2.36 (0.02)* −2.22 (0.03)* 1.58 (NS) −1.64 (NS)
Marital status (married = 1) 11.53 (0.001)* 1.14 (NS) 1.65 (NS) −0.27 (NS) 0.41 (NS) −0.22 (NS) 0.45 (NS) 0.13 (NS)
Education (less than secondary = 1) 2.03 (0.04)* −0.74 (NS) −2.03 (0.04)* −1.60 (NS) 1.31 (NS) −0.64 (NS) 0.94 (NS) −1.39 (NS)
Duration (≤6 months = 1) 2.87 (0.004)* 2.40 (0.02)* 1.40 (NS) −0.49 (NS) 0.38 (NS) −0.7 (NS) 0.04 (NS) 0.25 (NS)
Spread (generalized = 1) 2.78 (0.006)* 3.08 (0.002)* 2.73 (0.007)* 2.40 (0.02)* 1.31 (NS) 1.27 (NS) 3.09 (0.002)* 2.85 (0.005)*
Family history (positive = 1) 1.00 (NS) 0.79 (NS) 3.40 (0.001)* 2.88 (0.01)* 0.70 (NS) 0.74 (NS) 1.86 (NS) 2.19 (NS)
Comorbidity (yes = 1) 2.41 (0.017)* 0.06 (NS) 1.34 (NS) −0.76 (NS) −2.07 (0.04)* −1.58 (NS) 0.59 (NS) −0.99 (NS)
Use of medications (yes = 1) 0.31 (NS) 1.42 (NS) 1.35 (NS) 1.26 (NS) 1.08 (NS) 1.02 (NS) 1.28 (NS) 1.56 (NS)
Psoralen + ultraviolet A therapy (yes = 1) 1.61 (NS) −1.95 (0.05)* 0.69 (NS) 0.13 (NS) 1.15 (NS) 0.86 (NS) 0.25 (NS) −0.25 (NS)
Cortisone (yes = 1) 2.75 (0.006)* 1.61 (NS) 0.04 (NS) 0.17 (NS) 0.52 (NS) −0.53 (NS) 0.75 (NS) 0.43 (NS)
Isotretinoin (yes = 1) 5.61 (0.001)* −2.34 (0.02)* 0.76 (NS) −2.31 (0.02)* 0.53 (NS) −0.94 (NS) 1.80 (NS) −2.44 (0.02)*

Note:

*

Statistically significant. negative sign denotes inverse association of the impact score with the independent variable.

Abbreviations: NS, not statistically significant; T, student’s t-test was applied.