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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Acad Dermatol. 2014 Feb 16;70(5):904–910. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2013.11.037

Table V. Correlation of Children's Dermatology Life Quality Index and Dermatology Life Quality Index with physician assessment of disease severity.

mRSS LoSSI LoSDI
Overall
 Mean ± SD 6.04 ± 5.05 16.01 ± 20.68 15.98 ± 14.82
 Median 4 8 11
 Range 1-37 0-132 0-68
Adults
 Mean ± SD 6.18 ± 5.31 18.75 ± 22.96 17.44 ± 16.10
 Median 4 11 12
 Range 1-37 0-132 0-68
Children
 Mean ± SD 5.67 ± 4.29 8.44 ± 8.80 11.95 ± 9.59
 Median 4 6 8
 Range 1-21 0-45 2-42
CDLQI and DLQI correlation
 Adults r = 0.32 r = 0.27 r = 0.36
P < .0001 P < .005 P = .0001
 Children r = −0.03 r = −0.05 r = 0.09
P = .84 P =.76 P = .59

CDLQI, Children's Dermatology Life Quality Index; DLQI, Dermatology Life Quality Index; mRSS, modified Rodnan skin score.