Chronic Urticaria and Its Impact on the Quality of Life of Nepalese Patients
Table 2
The mean score standard error by the subdomains of the DLQI in patients with chronic urticaria.
Subdomains (full marks)
Male (%)
Female (%)
All patients (%)
value
Symptoms and feelings (6)
3.45 0.24 (57.5)
3.47 0.15 (57.83)
3.46 0.13 (57.66)
0.859
Daily activities (6)
1.94 0.27 (32.33)
1.64 0.17 (27.33)
1.63 0.13 (27.17)
0.204
Leisure (6)
1.74 0.25 (29.00)
0.91 0.13 (15.16)
1.20 0.12 (20.00)
0.005
Work and school (3)
1.68 0.19 (56.00)
0.51 0.10 (17.00)
0.91 0.10 (30.33)
<0.001
Personal relationships (6)
1.00 0.22 (16.66)
0.35 0.10 (5.83)
0.57 0.10 (9.50)
0.004
Treatment (3)
0.66 0.13 (22.00)
0.39 0.08 (13.00)
0.48 0.07 (16.00)
0.033
Total score (30)
10.51 1.10 (35.03)
7.15 0.58 (23.83)
8.3 0.55 (27.67)
0.026
Mann–Whitney U-test ( value). Out of six sub-domains of the DLQI questionnaire, four, namely. leisure, work and school, personal relationships and treatment were significantly more impaired in males compared to females.