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Table 1 Association of patient sociodemographic and clinical features with the family dermatology life quality index (FDLQI) scores

From: A multicenter study on quality of life of the “greater patient” in congenital ichthyoses

Variable

Level

N

%

Mean FDLQI score

Median FDLQI score

P value*

Overall

 

78

100

10.3

10.0

 

Sex

Male

35

44.9

11.0

10.0

 
 

Female

43

55.1

9.8

10.0

0.698

Age (years)

< 18

48

61.5

10.0

10.0

 
 

≥ 18

30

38.5

10.8

10.5

0.837

Clinical type

LIa

68

87.2

10.2

10.0

 
 

CIEb

10

12.8

8.9

9.5

0.482

Mutated gene

Undetermined

33

42.3

9.5

9.0

 
 

ABCA12

6

7.7

13.0

12.0

 
 

ALOX12B

10

12.8

11.7

12.0

 
 

ALOXE3

2

2.6

6.5

6.5

 
 

CYP4F22

5

6.4

7.6

8.0

 
 

NIPAL4

4

5.1

6.2

7.5

 
 

SDR9C7

0

0

NA

NA

 
 

TGM1

18

23.1

10.3

10.0

0.163

Clinical severity scored

Mild-moderate

56

71.8

9.2

8.0

 
 

Severe

22

28.2

13.1

13.0

0.003

Ear deformity

NO

62

79.5

9.7

8.5

 
 

YES

16

20.5

12.8

13.0

0.016

Ectropion

NO

53

67.9

9.9

9.0

 
 

YES

25

32.1

11.3

12.0

0.128

Eclabium

NO

73

93.6

10.1

9.0

 
 

YES

5

6.4

14.0

13.0

0.069

Thick scales

NO

41

52.6

9.9

9.0

 
 

YES

37

47.4

10.9

12.0

0.336

Dark scales

NO

40

51.3

9.1

9.5

 
 

YES

38

48.7

11.6

12.0

0.094

Face scales

NO

22

28.2

8.5

7.5

 
 

YES

56

71.8

11.0

11.0

0.039

Fissures

NO

53

67.9

9.8

9.0

 
 

YES

25

32.1

11.4

11.0

0.209

PPKc

NO

21

26.9

8.6

6.0

 
 

YES

57

73.1

11.0

11.0

0.041

Itch

NO

9

11.5

9.6

11.0

 
 

YES

69

88.5

10.4

10.0

0.796

Recurrent infections

NO

60

76.9

9.5

8.0

 
 

YES

18

23.1

13.0

13.0

0.004

Foul-smell

NO

50

64.1

9.2

8.0

 
 

YES

28

35.9

12.4

12.0

0.009

Walking problems

NO

66

84.6

10.0

9.0

 
 

YES

12

15.4

12.4

12.5

0.048

Visit/year

1

33

42.3

10.5

9.0

 
 

2

27

34.6

8.0

8.0

 
 

≥ 4

18

23.1

13.6

13.0

0.007

Mother workse

NO

39

55.7

10.4

9.0

 
 

YES

31

44.3

10.0

10.0

0.781

Father workse

NO

9

13.2

7.4

8.0

 
 

YES

59

86.8

10.7

10.0

0.160

Workdays lost by caregivere

NO

17

23.3

7.7

7.0

 
 

YES

56

76.7

11.2

10.0

0.033

  1. *Independent-samples Mann–Whitney U test for two samples, and Kruskal–Wallis 1-way ANOVA for 3 or more samples, P values < 0.05 are in bold
  2. aLI: lamellar ichthyosis, includes 2 patients with harlequin ichthyosis
  3. bCIE: congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma
  4. cPPK: palmoplantar keratoderma
  5. dClinical severity score: mild-moderate 0–5, severe ≥ 6 signs and/or symptoms
  6. eTotals may vary because of missing values