Clinical Study

Quality of Life in Patients with Focal Hyperhidrosis before and after Treatment with Botulinum Toxin A

Table 1

Comparison of DLQI and the severity of hyperhidrosis before and after treatment with BTX-A in patients with hyperhidrosis.

Before treatment with BTX-AAfter treatment with BTX-A value

Total score of DLQI (median (25th–75th percentiles))*20 (17, 23)3 (2, 4)0.0001
The severity of hyperhidrosis (%))*
 11 (0.8%)77 (64.7%)0.0001
 211 (9.2%)40 (33.6%)
 331 (26.1%)2 (1.7%)
 476 (63.9%)

Friedman test.