Table II.
Plaque psoriasis (N=1153) |
Palmoplantar Psoriasis (N=66) |
P-value | |
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DLQI | |||
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DLQI, median (IQR) | 3 (1, 6) | 4 (1, 9) | 0.037 a |
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DLQI category, N (%) | 0.004 b | ||
0-5 No-small effect | 839 (73.5) | 37 (56.1) | |
6-30 Moderate-extremely large effect | 302 (26.5) | 29 (43.9) | |
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EQ-5D | |||
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EQ-5D index (U.S.) median (IQR) |
0.84 (0.80, 1.0) | 0.83 (0.75, 1.0) | 0.022 a |
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EQ-5D Mobility c, N (%) | 0.027 b | ||
No problems | 918 (79.8) | 44 (67.7) | |
Problems | 232 (20.2) | 21 (32.3) | |
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EQ-5D Self-care c, N (%) | 0.019 b | ||
No problems | 1094 (95.0) | 57 (87.7) | |
Problems | 57 (5.0) | 8 (12.3) | |
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EQ-5D Usual Activities c, N (%) | <0.001 b | ||
No problems | 949 (82.5) | 40 (61.5) | |
Problems | 201 (17.5) | 25 (38.5) | |
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EQ-5D Pain/Discomfort c, N (%) | 0.053 b | ||
No problems | 659 (57.3) | 29 (44.6) | |
Problems | 492 (42.7) | 36 (55.4) | |
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EQ-5D Anxiety/Depression c, N (%) | 0.21 b | ||
No problems | 817 (71) | 41 (63.1) | |
Problems | 334 (29) | 24 (36.9) | |
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EQ-5D VAS score | |||
Mean (SD) | 78.1 (18.3) | 74.3 (19.3) | 0.098 d |
Median (IQR) | 80 (70, 90) | 80 (70, 90) | 0.072 a |
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Topical prescription use in the last week | |||
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Median number of days used (IQR) | 3 (0, 7) | 7 (1, 7) | 0.001 a |
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Number of patients who reported no use, N (%) |
416 (36.1) | 15 (22.7) | 0.033 b |
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Number of patients who reported heavy use (daily use with ≥ 2 applications per day), N (%) |
158 (13.7) | 23 (34.9) | <0.001 b |
Significant values with P < 0.05 are shown in bold.
Wilcoxon rank-sum test
Fisher’s exact
Of the three possible responses for each EQ-5D dimension (no problems/some or moderate problems/severe problems), we combined responses to the moderate and severe categories to form two levels: no problems and problems.
Student’s t-test