Table 8. Correlation between observer scores using the VSS and the observer component of the patient and observer scar assessment scale (POSAS) and patient scores using the POSAS.
Pearson's correlation coefficient | p-value | |
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VSS vascularity score vs. PSAS color score | 0.28 | 0.181 |
VSS pigmentation score vs. PSAS color score | 0.35 | 0.097 |
VSS pliability score vs. PSAS stiffness score | 0.65 | 0.001 |
VSS height score vs. PSAS thickness score | 0.62 | 0.001 |
VSS total score vs. PSAS total score | 0.61 | 0.002 |
OSAS vascularity score vs. PSAS color score | 0.47 | 0.022 |
OSAS pigmentation score vs. PSAS color score | 0.47 | 0.024 |
OSAS pliability score vs. PSAS stiffness score | 0.56 | 0.005 |
OSAS thickness score vs. PSAS thickness score | 0.63 | 0.001 |
OSAS relief score vs. PSAS irregularity score | 0.59 | 0.003 |
OSAS total score vs. PSAS total score | 0.49 | 0.015 |
VSS: Vancouver scar scale, PSAS: patient scar assessment scale, OSAS: observer scar assessment scale.