Population and subgroup characteristics
DEMOGRAPHICS | All | PsO no pain ever | PsO previous pain | PsO pain now | PsA | p-value* | ||
N | 561 | 178 | 104 | 130 | 108 | |||
Male | 212 (38%) | 79 (44%) | 34 (33%) | 36 (28%) | 40 (37%) | 0.02 | ||
Age (years) | 58 (43-68) | 58 (43-68) | 56 (42-63) | 53 (43-63) | 58 (48-68) | 0.05 | ||
Body Mass Index | 27 (24-32) | 26 (23-30) | 28 (24-32) | 29 (25-33) | 28 (24-33) | 0.01 | ||
No current occupation1 | 119 (21%) | 20 (11%) | 23 (22%) | 34 (26%) | 35 (32%) | <0.001 | ||
PsO/PsA FEATURES | All | 1. PsO no pain ever | 2. PsO pain ever | 3. PsA | 1 vs. 2 | 1 vs. 3 | 2 vs. 3 | |
N | 561 | 178 | 234 | 108 | ||||
BSA (%) | 1 (1-2) | 1(1-2) | 1 (1-2) | 2 (1-2) | 0.10 | <0.001 | 0.01 | |
Nail psoriasis | 134 (24%) | 27 (15%) | 50 (21%) | 46 (48%) | 0.13 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
‘Dactylitis’ 2a | 80 (14%) | 2 (1%) | 34 (15%) | 40 (42%) | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
‘Enthesitis’ 2b | 74 (13%) | 4 (2%) | 30 (13%) | 39 (41%) | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
QUALITY OF LIFE AND DISABILITY | All | 1. PsO no pain now | 2. PsO pain now | 3. PsA | 1 vs. 2 | 1 vs. 3 | 2 vs. 3 | |
N | 561 | 282 | 130 | 108 | ||||
DLQI score (0-30) | 2 (1-5) | 1 (1-4) | 2 (1-5) | 2 (1-6) | 0.001 | 0.04 | 0.52 | |
EQ5D index (0-1) | 0.797 (0.691-0.859) | 0.859 (0.768-1) | 0.732 (0.679-0.859) | 0.702 (0.598-0.802) | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.53 | |
HAQ score (0-3) | 0.63 (0-1.25) | 0.50 (0-0.88) | 0.88 (0.13-1.38) | 0.03 |
Numbers are numbers (%) (binary data), median (interquartile range) (continuous data).
BSA: Body Surface Area (palm-size areas of the body with psoriasis). DLQI: Dermatology life quality index (higher scores = higher impact of disease). EQ5D: European Quality of life-5 Dimensions -5 Domain (higher scores = better health state). HAQ: Health assessment questionnaire. PsA: Psoriatic arthritis. PsO: Psoriasis.
* Multiple groups: Chi-square test/ Kruskal-Wallis test. Pairwise: Fishers exact test/Mann-Whitney U test
1. I.e. work/studies/retirement 2. a. “Swollen entire finger or toe” b. “Tender or swollen tendon”.