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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed. 2020 Oct 4;37(1):34–38. doi: 10.1111/phpp.12604

Table 2. Patient demographics, diagnoses and type of phototherapy used. N=100.

Total Psoriasis Atopic Eczema Vitiligo HV PLE PLC Actinic Prurigo
N(%) 100(100) 74(74) 13(13) 8(8) 1(1) 1(1) 2(2) 1(1)
Sex
Male 30 23 4 2 - - 1 -
Female 70 51 9 6 1 1 1 1
Mean age(SD) 13.6(2.8) 13.7(2.8) 7.4(2.7) 12.6(2.8) 10 16.8 14.9(2.3) 13.5
Skin type
I 16 12 1 1 1 - - 1
II 40 33 6 - - 1 - -
III 31 26 4 - - - 1 -
IV 4 3 - 1 - - - -
V 8 - 2 6 - - - -
VI 1 - - - - - 1 -
Phototherapy
NB-UVB 87 65 10 8 1 1 2 -
BB-UVB 10 7 3 - - - - -
Bath PUVA 3 2 - - - - - 1

PLE, polymorphic light eruption; PLC, pityriasis lichenoides chronica; SD, standard deviation; NB-UVB, narrowband Ultraviolet B; BB-UVB broadband Ultraviolet B; Bath PUVA, Bath Psoralen-Ultraviolet A.