Table 2.
The sociodemographic characteristics of patients (n = 257).
| Variables | Total n = 257 (100%) |
Non-Impaired QOL (n = 205) 79.5% |
Severe Impaired QOL (n = 52) 20.5% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (year) a
Mean (SD): 46.6 (16.7) a |
48.6 (16.7) a | 38.8 (14.2) a | |
| Sex: | |||
| Male | 135 (52.5) | 107 (52.2) | 28 (53.8) |
| Female | 122 (47.5) | 98 (47.8) | 24 (46.2) |
| Race | |||
| Malay | 227 (88.3) | 182 (88.8) | 45 (86.5) |
| Chinese | 16 (6.2) | 12 (5.9) | 4 (7.7) |
| Indian | 12 (4.7) | 11 (5.4) | 1 (1.9) |
| Others | 2 (0.8) | 0 | 2 (3.8) |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 186 (88.3) | 154 (75.1) | 32 (61.5) |
| Not married | 64 (24.9) | 45 (22) | 19 (36.5) |
| Divorced | 7 (2.7) | 6 (2.9) | 1 (1.9) |
| Occupation | |||
| Employed | 160 (62.3) | 123 (60.0) | 37 (71.2) |
| Non employed | 97 (37.7) | 82 (40.0) | 15 (28.8) |
| Education level | |||
| Primary | 35 (13.6) | 32 (15.6) | 3 (5.8) |
| Secondary | 142 (55.3) | 117 (57.1) | 25 (48.1) |
| Tertiary/University | 80 (31.1) | 56 (27.3) | 24 (46.2) |
| Family with psoriasis | |||
| Yes | 78 (30.4) | 58 (28.3) | 20 (38.5) |
| No | 179 (69.6) | 147 (71.7) | 32 (61.5) |
| Income (RM) b | |||
| ≤1000 | 109 (42.4) | 92 (42.4) | 17 (42.5) |
| >1001–3000 | 101 (39.3) | 85 (39.2) | 16 (40.0) |
| >3001 | 47 (18.3) | 40 (18.4) | 40 (18.4) |
a mean (SD), b median (IQR).