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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Feb 22.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Acad Dermatol. 2008 Nov 20;60(2):218–224. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2008.09.022

Table 2.

Extent of psoriasis severity and impact on daily life in patients with history of a health care provider diagnosis of psoriasis.

Mild Psoriasis Moderate to Severe Psoriasis
Little/no
Psoriasis
1–2% BSA
Psoriasis
3–10% BSA
Psoriasis
>10% BSA
Psoriasis
Proportion of psoriasis patients 51.59% 31.68% 11.38% 5.25%
Mean psoriasis impact on daily life (95%CI) 3.22 (2.37, 4.07) 4.11 (2.97, 5.25) 7.32 (5.31, 9.32) 10 (10, 10)

83.37% of psoriasis patients with a history of physician diagnosis had mild psoriasis (little/no to 1–2% BSA) while 16.63% had moderate to severe disease (3% or greater BSA). Mean psoriasis impact on daily life score increased with increasing psoriasis severity. BSA = body surface area.