Table 3.

Comparison of quality of life (SF-36) between the groups with and without psoriasis, adjusted by age, ethnicity, schooling, and rital status (analysis of covariance)

		Mean	Standard deviation	p-value*
PHYSICAL FUNCTIONING - SF36	Control	80.3	20.0	0.641
	Patient	78.7	24.5
ROLE PHYSICAL - SF36	Control	72.3	39.1	0.002
	Patient	45.0	47.2
BODILY PAIN - SF36	Control	63.8	24.4	0.503
	Patient	62.3	29.6
GENERAL HEALTH - SF36	Control	70.3	19.9	0.169
	Patient	62.8	27.3
VITALITY - SF36	Control	61.3	19.0	0.081
	Patient	55.7	28.5
SOCIAL FUNC­TIONING - SF36	Control	75.3	21.0	0.191
	Patient	69.2	32.3
ROLE EMOTION­AL - SF36	Control	67.6	39.0	0.029
	Patient	47.6	47.8
MENTAL HEALTH - SF36	Control	69.3	16.5	0.021
	Patient	59.6	28.0

^*Adjusted for age, schooling, marital status, and ethnicity * significance: p-value < 0.05