Table 4.

Correlations of stigmatization levels and quality of life with patient age and duration of psoriasis

Psychometric measures	Age	Duration of psoriasis
Stigmatization domains (33-i.s.)
Anticipation of rejection	0.00 (p = 0.9705)	0.03 (p = 0.8029)
Feeling of being flawed	0.09 (p = 0.3896)	0.18 (p = 0.1074)
Sensitivity to the opinions of others	− 0.01 (p = 0.9358)	0.04 (p = 0.7097)
Guilt and shame	− 0.35 (p = 0.0009***)	− 0.17 (p = 0.1278)
Positive attitudes	− 0.05 (p = 0.6520)	0.09 (p = 0.4329)
Secretiveness	0.17 (p = 0.1213)	0.25 (p = 0.0240*)
DLQI	0.00 (p = 0.9764)	0.12 (p = 0.2725)

p values for Spearman’s coefficients of rank correlation (R)

*** indicate very strong statistical significance (p < 0.001)