Table 5.
Prevalence and severity of impairment in quality of life (QOL) as per DLQI.
| Impairment in QoL | Males [n= 56 (%)] | Females [ n= 44 (%)] | p value | ||
| Present | Absent | Present | Absent | 1.00 ( Fisher's test) | |
| 54 (96.43%) | 2 (3.57%) | 43 (97.73%) | 1 (2.27%) | ||
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| DLQI Domain scores | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | |||
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| Feelings & symptoms | 2.339± 1.431 | 2.682±1.475 | Mann Whitney U-1076.0, 0.2708 |
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| Daily activities | 2.304±2.288 | 3.091±2.341 | Mann Whitney U1009.5, 0.1144 |
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| Leisure | 1.643±1.752 | 1.614±1.385 | Mann Whitney U-1191.0, 0.7710 |
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| Work & School | 0.8036±0.9802 | 0.7955±0.9042 | Mann Whitney U- 1213.0, 0.8889 |
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| Personal relationships | 1.607±1.670 | 1.591±1.661 | Mann Whitney U- 1229.5, 0.9885 |
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| Treatment | 2.036±0.8304 | 2.295±0.7015 | Mann Whitney U- 1029.0, 0.1304 |
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| Total DLQI Score | 10.714±7.827 | 11.977±7.605 | Mann Whitney U- 1098.5, 0.3547 |
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| Severity of Impairment | Males [n= 56 (%)] | Females [n= 44 (%)] | 0.8257 (Chi square test for independence) |
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| Small impairment | 19 (35.18%) | 15 (34.88%) | |||
| Moderate impairment | 9 (16.67%) | 5 (11.63%) | |||
| Very Large impairment | 20 (37.04%) | 16 (37.21%) | |||
| Extremely Large impairment | 6 (11.11%) | 7(16.28%) | |||