Table II.
Demographic characteristics and patient-reported outcomes of the participants by skin diseases
| Group | N | Age, years | Women, % | PRO measures score (mean ± SD) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Itch NRS | Pain NRS | PHQ-2 | GAD-2 | PSQI | Health utility | ||||
| Healthy controls | 14,642 | 18.4 ± 0.8 | 6614 (45.2) | 1.00 ± 1.36 | 0.31 ± 0.79 | 0.74 ± 1.11 | 0.79 ± 1.12 | 3.64 ± 2.72 | 0.97 ± 0.07 |
| Noncommunicable skin diseases∗ | 5563 | 18.3 ± 0.7 | 2527 (45.4) | 1.56 ± 1.83 | 0.44 ± 1.02 | 0.86 ± 1.21 | 0.92 ± 1.20 | 4.12 ± 2.62 | 0.97 ± 0.07 |
| Moderate to severe acne | 2902 | 18.3 ± 0.8 | 1019 (35.1) | 1.31 ± 1.60 | 0.39 ± 0.93 | 0.77 ± 1.13 | 0.82 ± 1.08 | 3.86 ± 2.62 | 0.97 ± 0.06 |
| Eczema | 1644 | 18.2 ± 0.7 | 876 (53.3) | 2.13 ± 2.18 | 0.57 ± 1.23 | 1.10 ± 1.40 | 1.18 ± 1.36 | 4.71 ± 2.61 | 0.96 ± 0.12 |
| Atopic dermatitis | 910 | 18.2 ± 0.7 | 486 (53.4) | 2.25 ± 2.3 | 0.52 ± 1.22 | 0.95 ± 1.25 | 1.02 ± 1.21 | 4.51 ± 2.53 | 0.97 ± 0.12 |
| Chronic urticaria | 716 | 18.2 ± 0.7 | 351 (49.0) | 1.98 ± 2.07 | 0.45 ± 0.97 | 0.85 ± 1.21 | 0.94 ± 1.23 | 4.04 ± 2.88 | 0.97 ± 0.14 |
| Chronic spontaneous urticaria | 414 | 18.3 ± 0.7 | 220 (53.1) | 2.07 ± 2.12 | 0.42 ± 0.89 | 0.93 ± 1.26 | 0.98 ± 1.25 | 4.23 ± 3.07 | 0.96 ± 0.14 |
| Chronic inducible urticaria | 302 | 18.3 ± 0.7 | 131 (43.4) | 1.87 ± 2.01 | 0.49 ± 1.07 | 0.74 ± 1.14 | 0.89 ± 1.21 | 3.78 ± 2.58 | 0.96 ± 0.06 |
| Psoriasis | 45 | 18.4 ± 1.0 | 23 (51.1) | 2.58 ± 2.74 | 1.02 ± 2.28 | 0.73 ± 1.12 | 1.00 ± 1.48 | 4.04 ± 2.66 | 0.97 ± 0.05 |
| Vitiligo | 64 | 18.4 ± 0.8 | 21 (32.8) | 1.32 ± 1.96 | 0.46 ± 0.82 | 0.86 ± 1.21 | 0.89 ± 1.16 | 3.84 ± 2.92 | 0.97 ± 0.06 |
| Rosacea | 851 | 18.2 ± 0.7 | 554 (65.1) | 1.32 ± 1.64 | 0.37 ± 0.90 | 0.90 ± 1.25 | 0.99 ± 1.23 | 4.33 ± 2.32 | 0.97 ± 0.06 |
GAD-2, Generalized Anxiety Disorder–2; NRS, numeric rating scale; PHQ, 2-item Patient Health Questionnaire; PRO, patient-reported outcome; PSQI, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; SD, standard deviation.
This is a combined group of all the conditions listed beneath it (as subsets).