Table 4.
DLQI results of the adult collective grouped in 5 classes, as introduced by Hazarika and Archana, based on their impact on patient life, at baseline and final visit
| DLQI score in 5 classes, baseline | DLQI score in 5 classes, final visit | |||||||||||||
| no effect | mild effect | moderate effect | very large effect | extreme large effect | total n | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | n | n | n | n | ||||||||||
| Female adults (n = 113) | ||||||||||||||
| No effect | 3 | 50.00 | 1 | 16.67 | 1 | 16.67 | 1 | 16.67 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | |||
| Mild effect | 9 | 34.62 | 17 | 65.38 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 26 | |||
| Moderate effect | 6 | 14.29 | 17 | 40.48 | 14 | 33.33 | 5 | 11.90 | 0 | 0.00 | 42 | |||
| Very large effect | 4 | 12.12 | 13 | 39.39 | 9 | 27.27 | 5 | 15.15 | 2 | 6.06 | 33 | |||
| Extreme large effect | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 16.67 | 1 | 16.67 | 1 | 16.67 | 3 | 50.00 | 6 | |||
| Total patients | 22 | 19.47 | 49 | 43.36 | 25 | 22.12 | 12 | 10.62 | 5 | 4.42 | 113 | |||
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| Male adults (n = 49) | ||||||||||||||
| No effect | 8 | 100.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 8 | |||
| Mild effect | 8 | 42.11 | 10 | 52.63 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 5.26 | 0 | 0.00 | 19 | |||
| Moderate effect | 3 | 25.00 | 3 | 25.00 | 5 | 41.67 | 1 | 8.33 | 0 | 0.00 | 12 | |||
| Very large effect | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 14.29 | 4 | 57.14 | 1 | 14.29 | 1 | 14.29 | 7 | |||
| Extreme large effect | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 33.33 | 1 | 33.33 | 1 | 33.33 | 3 | |||
| Total patients | 19 | 38.78 | 14 | 28.57 | 10 | 20.41 | 4 | 8.16 | 2 | 4.08 | 49 | |||
DLQI, Dermatology Life Quality Index.