Table 5.

Quality of life in patients with pediatric- and adult-onset morphea; values expressed as mean (SEM)

	Pediatric-onset	Adult-onset	P value
Skindex-29, number scored	29	110
Emotion score	31.7 (5.3)	37.8 (2.4)	0.29
Symptom score	16.3 (3.5)	34.6 (2.4)	0.0003
Function score	12.8 (3.6)	20.7 (2.2)	0.09
DLQI, number scored	60	219
DLQI score	4.5 (0.7)	6.3 (0.4)	0.049
SF-36, number scored	28	107
Physical
Physical functioning	53.2 (1.6)	45.1 (1.3)	0.003
Physical role	52.0 (1.7)	45.2 (1.2)	0.007
Bodily pain	51.1 (3.3)	48.7 (1.5)	0.48
General health	47.9 (2.5)	45.5 (1.0)	0.32
Mental
Vitality	51.4 (2.2)	44.5 (1.1)	0.005
Social functioning	50.2 (2.0)	45.0 (1.3)	0.054
Emotional role	50.5 (2.0)	45.2 (1.3)	0.058
Mental health	50.2 (2.2)	46.7 (1.0)	0.13
Physical component summary	51.7 (1.8)	46.2 (1.3)	0.043
Mental component summary	49.6 (2.1)	45.6 (1.1)	0.09