Table 1.
Demographic data of studied groups.
| Group I | Group II | Group III | Total | Group IV | f Test | p Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age/year | Range | 19–45 | 28–48 | 26–49 | 19–49 | 22–39 | 2.336 | 0.152 |
| Mean ± SD | 30.4 ± 9.5 | 39.5 ± 6.3 | 38 ± 9.1 | 35.9 ± 5.2 | 30 ± 5.9 | |||
| Gender | Male | 8(40%) | 12(60%) | 12(60%) | 32(53%) | 12(60%) | 3.176 | 0.311 |
| Female | 12(60%) | 8(40%) | 8(40%) | 28(47%) | 8(40%) | |||
| Duration/year | Range | 3–20 | 4–20 | 4–19 | 3–20 | – | 1.345 | 0.632 |
| Mean ± SD | 8.6 ± 2.1 | 10.9 ± 5.1 | 10.6 ± 7.1 | 11.25 ± 6.95 | – | |||
| PASI score | Range | 1.8–9.7 | 10–19 | 21.7–43.6 | 1.8–43.6 | – | 22.36 | 0.001⁎ |
| Mean ± SD | 6 ± 3.2 | 14.3 ± 3.3 | 29.6 ± 6.2 | 18.49 ± 11.29 | – | |||
| Body mass index kg/m2 | Range | 22.5–29.6 | 24.9–29.7 | 25.7–29.9 | 22.5–29.9 | 23.1–28.8 | 1.811 | 0.219 |
| Mean ± SD | 26.5 ± 2.6 | 27.8 ± 1.8 | 27.3 ± 2.8 | 27.3 ± 2.52 | 25.1 ± 3.5 | |||
| Family history | +VE | 10(50%) | 8(40%) | 8(40%) | 26(43.3%) | – | 1.00 | 0.999 |
| -VE | 10(50%) | 12(60%) | 12(60%) | 34(56.7%) | – |
PASI = Ps area and severity index score.
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P highly significant ⩽0.001.