Table 6.

Summary table of the adjusted effect of psoriasis severity on health outcomes

Variable	Adjusted mean comparison	b		95% LCL	95% UCL	P
Mental component summary
Moderate vs. mild	42.795 vs. 42.960	-0.165	--	-3.862	3.532	0.93
Severe vs. mild	42.748 vs. 42.960	-0.212	--	-7.237	6.813	0.95
Physical component summary
Moderate vs. mild	51.676 vs. 51.783	-0.106	--	-2.629	2.416	0.93
Severe vs. mild	45.078 vs. 51.783	-6.704	--	-11.497	-1.911	0.006
Health utilities
Moderate vs. mild	0.659 vs. 0.656	0.003	--	-0.033	0.040	0.86
Severe vs. mild	0.594 vs. 0.656	-0.063	--	-0.132	0.007	0.07
Variable	Adjusted mean comparison	b	Rate Ratio	95% LCL	95% UCL	P
Absenteeism %
Moderate vs. mild	5.523 vs. 6.711	-0.195	0.823	-1.180	0.790	0.70
Severe vs. mild	6.648 vs. 6.711	-0.010	0.991	-2.463	2.444	0.99
Presenteeism %
Moderate vs. mild	23.350 vs. 21.407	0.087	1.091	-0.385	0.559	0.72
Severe vs. mild	45.515 vs. 21.407	0.754	2.126	-0.354	1.863	0.18
Overall work impairment %
Moderate vs. mild	26.870 vs. 25.460	0.054	1.055	-0.384	0.491	0.81
Severe vs. mild	32.593 vs. 25.460	0.247	1.280	-0.912	1.406	0.68
Activity impairment %
Moderate vs. mild	30.351 vs. 26.205	0.147	1.158	-0.221	0.515	0.43
Severe vs. mild	38.175 vs. 26.205	0.376	1.457	-0.329	1.081	0.30
Number of physician visits
Moderate vs. mild	6.870 vs. 6.229	0.177	-0.249	0.445	0.31	0.18
Severe vs. mild	5.695 vs. 6.229	0.327	-0.730	0.551	0.08	0.33
Number of emergency room visits
Moderate vs. mild	0.441 vs. 0.544	-0.209	0.811	-0.870	0.452	0.54
Severe vs. mild	0.380 vs. 0.544	-0.358	0.699	-1.683	0.967	0.60
Number of hospitalizations
Moderate vs. mild	0.129 vs. 0.064	0.529	-0.343	1.732	1.72	0.19
Severe vs. mild	0.084 vs. 0.064	1.067	-1.827	2.355	0.06	0.80