Table 1.
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the participants (n = 100).
| n | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Female | 49 | 49 |
| Male | 51.0 | 51.0 |
| Agea | 54.7 (13.1) | |
| Educational level | ||
| None | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Less than high school | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| High school graduate | 31.0 | 31.0 |
| Some University | 23.0 | 23.0 |
| University and Graduate school | 27.0 | 27.0 |
| Health care system affiliation | ||
| Contibutor | 80 | 80 |
| Beneficiary | 19 | 19 |
| None | 1 | 1 |
| Occupational status | ||
| Employee | 54 | 54 |
| Unemployed | 23 | 23 |
| Pensioner | 23 | 23 |
| Cause of unemployment or pension | ||
| Disease (psoriasis) | 2 | 2 |
| Other | 44 | 44 |
| Employee | 54 | 54 |
| Work absenteeism | ||
| Never missed work | 46 | 46 |
| Missed work with “sick leave” | 3 | 3 |
| Missed word without “sick leave” | 5 | 5 |
| Unemployed or pensioner | 46 | 46 |
| PASIa | 4.8 (5.8) | |
| DLQIa | 7.2 (7.0) | |
| Time since diagnosis (years)a | 15.3 (12.8) | |
| Comorbidities | ||
| None | 46 | 46 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 14 | 14 |
| Arterial hypertension | 20 | 20 |
| Dyslipidemia | 24 | 24 |
| Metabolic syndrome | 6 | 6 |
| Cardiovascular disease | 0 | 0 |
| Obesity | 12 | 12 |
| Cancer | 1 | 1 |
| Other | 19 | 19 |
| Treatment | ||
| Topical | 87 | 87 |
| Systemic | 20 | 20 |
| Phototherapy | 13 | 13 |
| Biological | 14 | 14 |
| Other | 7 | 7 |
| None | 7 | 7 |
a
Median (interquartile range).