Table 6.
Stigmatization levels and quality of life according to the marital status of patients with psoriasis
| Psychometric measures | Marital status | p | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Married (N = 48) | Unmarried (N = 40) | ||||||
| s | 95% CI | s | 95% CI | ||||
| Stigmatization domains (33-i.s.) | |||||||
| Anticipation of rejection | 21.4 | 6.0 | 19.6–23.1 | 22.6 | 7.2 | 20.2–24.9 | 0.4004 |
| Feeling of being flawed | 13.5 | 4.9 | 12.1–15.0 | 14.2 | 5.9 | 12.3–16.0 | 0.5987 |
| Sensitivity to the opinions of others | 13.0 | 4.3 | 11.7–14.2 | 13.6 | 5.7 | 11.8–15.4 | 0.5759 |
| Guilt and shame | 14.6 | 3.0 | 13.7–15.4 | 16.1 | 4.0 | 14.8–17.4 | 0.0470* |
| Positive attitudes | 9.0 | 2.8 | 8.2–9.8 | 9.4 | 2.6 | 8.6–10.3 | 0.4930 |
| Secretiveness | 11.0 | 3.2 | 10.1–11.9 | 11.1 | 4.2 | 9.8–12.4 | 0.9195 |
| DLQI | 12.2 | 7.8 | 9.9–14.4 | 14.7 | 8.3 | 12.0–17.3 | 0.1528 |
p values from the Student t test
* indicate statistical significance (p < 0.05)