Quality of Life in Alopecia Areata: A Sample of Tunisian Patients

Table 1

Quality of life comparisons between AA patients and controls.

Dimensions of SF-36	Patients; M ± ET	Controls; M ± ET	P
D1: physical functioning	93.10±12.45	88.30±17.57	0.118
D2: role physical	95.50±10.93	90.20±16.31	0.059
D3: bodily pain	95.40±12.48	89.80±16.22	0.056
D4: mental health	63.64±16.61	77.14±11.03	<0.001
D5: role emotional	33.33±36.26	83.06±24.40	<0.001
D6: social functioning	54.60±33.75	82.20±18.56	<0.001
D7: vitality	62.40±21.19	77.00±14.70	<0.001
D8: general health	58.17±17.06	71.62±13.71	<0.001
Mean score	68.95±13.10	80.52±9.14	<0.001