Table 2.
Baseline prevalence of primary and secondary mental health outcomes in people newly diagnosed with vitiligo and matched controls
| Matched controls, | Vitiligo cases, | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | P-value | |
| Total number of patients | 28 880 | 7224 | − |
| Primary mental health outcomes | |||
| Recurrent depressive disorder | 4305 (14.9) | 1093 (15.1) | 0.647 |
| Depressive episodes | 4007 (13.9) | 1018 (14.1) | 0.647 |
| Anxiety disorder | 2031 (7.0) | 569 (7.9) | 0.014* |
| Secondary mental health outcomesa | |||
| Adjustment disorder | 232 (0.8) | 62 (0.9) | 0.696 |
| Substance misuse | 900 (3.1) | 195 (2.7) | 0.070 |
| Self-harm | 215 (0.7) | 46 (0.6) | 0.374 |
| Parasuicide | 236 (0.8) | 61 (0.8) | 0.876 |
Data are number (percent) of the total number of patients with the condition in each subgroup.
Social phobia prevalence is not reported because fewer than five events were recorded in vitiligo cases.
P < 0.05.