Table 1.
Patient characteristics of respondents diagnosed with CU and PsO
| CU (n = 769) | Overall PsO (n = 7857) | P value vs. CU | Mild PsO (n = 5736) | P value vs. CU | Moderate‐to‐Severe PsO (n = 2121) | P value vs. CU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD), years | 45.4 (15.2) | 47.9 (15.1) | <0.001 | 48.1 (15.2) | <0.001 | 47.4 (14.7) | 0.002 |
| Female, n (%) | 543 (70.6) | 4148 (52.8) | <0.001 | 3023 (52.7) | <0.001 | 1125 (53.0) | <0.001 |
| Country, n (%) | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||
| France | 184 (23.9) | 2461 (31.3) | 1898 (33.1) | 563 (26.5) | |||
| Germany | 185 (24.1) | 1818 (23.1) | 1252 (21.8) | 566 (26.7) | |||
| UK | 114 (14.8) | 1902 (24.2) | 1275 (22.2) | 627 (29.6) | |||
| Italy | 162 (21.1) | 1109 (14.1) | 866 (15.1) | 243 (11.5) | |||
| Spain | 124 (16.1) | 567 (7.2) | 445 (7.8) | 122 (5.8) | |||
| Married/living with partner, n (%) | 469 (61.0) | 5129 (65.3) | 0.017 | 3768 (65.7) | 0.010 | 1361 (64.2) | 0.117 |
| Completed university, n (%) | 300 (39.0) | 3015 (38.4) | 0.728 | 2312 (40.3) | 0.491 | 703 (33.1) | 0.003 |
| Employed, n (%) | 409 (53.2) | 4446 (56.6) | 0.070 | 3279 (57.2) | 0.037 | 1167 (55.0) | 0.381 |
| Household income, n (%) | 0.179 | 0.042 | 0.974 | ||||
| Below median | 405 (52.7) | 3897 (49.6) | 2782 (48.5) | 1115 (52.6) | |||
| Above median | 275 (35.8) | 3075 (39.1) | 2321 (40.5) | 754 (35.5) | |||
| Declined to answer | 89 (11.6) | 885 (11.3) | 633 (11.0) | 252 (11.9) | |||
| CCI, mean (SD) | 0.90 (2.12) | 0.50 (1.11) | <0.001 | 0.47 (1.05) | <0.001 | 0.59 (1.28) | <0.001 |
| BMI categories, n (%) | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||
| Underweight | 38 (4.9) | 200 (2.5) | 147 (2.6) | 53 (2.5) | |||
| Normal | 336 (43.7) | 3037 (38.7) | 2291 (39.9) | 746 (35.2) | |||
| Overweight | 218 (28.3) | 2709 (34.5) | 1978 (34.5) | 731 (34.5) | |||
| Obese | 165 (21.5) | 1760 (22.4) | 1211 (21.1) | 549 (25.9) | |||
| Declined to answer | 12 (1.6) | 151 (1.9) | 109 (1.9) | 42 (2.0) | |||
| Smoking status, n (%) | <0.001 | 0.001 | <0.001 | ||||
| Current | 237 (30.8) | 2464 (31.4) | 1679 (29.3) | 785 (37.0) | |||
| Former | 244 (31.7) | 2927 (37.3) | 2206 (38.5) | 721 (34.0) | |||
| Never | 288 (37.5) | 2466 (31.4) | 1851 (32.3) | 615 (29.0) | |||
| Alcohol use, n (%) | 0.002 | <0.001 | 0.617 | ||||
| Daily | 61 (7.9) | 767 (9.8) | 596 (10.4) | 171 (8.1) | |||
| Less than daily | 515 (67.0) | 5512 (70.2) | 4057 (70.7) | 1455 (68.6) | |||
| None | 193 (25.1) | 1578 (20.1) | 1083 (18.9) | 495 (23.3) | |||
| Exercise, mean (SD), days in past month | 6.04 (7.78) | 5.70 (7.65) | 0.248 | 5.70 (7.56) | 0.256 | 5.69 (7.88) | 0.298 |
BMI, body mass index; CCI, Charlson comorbidity index; CU, chronic urticaria; PsO, psoriasis; SD, standard deviation.