Table 2.

Univariate and forward stepwise multivariate linear regression analyses of feeling of stigmatization and satisfaction with life.

Variables	Feeling of stigmatization			Satisfaction with life
	β Coefficient	95% CI	P value	β Coefficient	95% CI	P value
Univariate linear regression
Age (year)	−0.10	[−0.17, −0.03]	0.01	0.20	[0.09, 0.32]	0.00
Gender
Male	Reference
Female	−0.20	[−1.69, 1.28]	0.79	−0.19	[−2.68, 2.31]	0.88
Education
Below secondary education	Reference
Secondary education	−1.20	[−3.57, 1.17]	0.32	−0.55	[−4.54, 3.45]	0.79
High education	−1.86	[−4.02, 0.29]	0.09	−0.07	[−3.70, 3.56]	0.97
Disease related factors
Disease duration (year)	−0.08	[−0.16, −0.01]	0.03	0.09	[−0.04, 0.22]	0.19
Disease severity	0.10	[0.03, 0.17]	0.00	−0.02	[−0.13, 0.10]	0.80
Disease visibility	0.35	[−1.05, 1.76]	0.62	−0.41	[−2.76, 1.94]	0.73
Quality of life impairment	0.42	[0.34, 0.50]	0.00	−0.48	[−0.63, −0.34]	0.00
Patient-related factors
Acceptance of illness	−0.17	[−0.24, −0.10]	0.00	0.31	[0.20, 0.42]	0.00
Dermatological self-care education	−0.15	[−0.23, −0.06]	0.00	0.29	[0.15, 0.44]	0.00
Forward stepwise Multivariate linear regression
Quality of life	0.39	[0.30, 0.47]	0.00	−0.36	[−0.53, −0.20]	0.00
Dermatological self-care education	−0.09	[−0.16, −0.01]	0.02	–	–	–
Acceptance of illness	–	–	–	0.18	[0.05, 0.30]	0.01
Age	–	–	–	0.14	[0.03, 0.24]	0.01