Gender Differences in Depression, Coping, Stigma, and Quality of Life in Patients of Vitiligo

Table 5

Prevalence and severity of impairment in quality of life (QOL) as per DLQI.

Impairment in QoL	Males [n= 56 ()]		Females [ n= 44 ()]		p value
	Present	Absent	Present	Absent	1.00 ( Fisher’s test)
	54 (96.43%)	2 (3.57%)	43 (97.73%)	1 (2.27%)
DLQI Domain scores	Mean ± SD		Mean ± SD
Feelings & symptoms	2.339± 1.431		2.682±1.475		Mann Whitney U-1076.0,; 0.2708
Daily activities	2.304±2.288		3.091±2.341		Mann Whitney U1009.5,; 0.1144
Leisure	1.643±1.752		1.614±1.385		Mann Whitney U-1191.0,; 0.7710
Work & School	0.8036±0.9802		0.7955±0.9042		Mann Whitney U- 1213.0,; 0.8889
Personal relationships	1.607±1.670		1.591±1.661		Mann Whitney U- 1229.5,; 0.9885
Treatment	2.036±0.8304		2.295±0.7015		Mann Whitney U- 1029.0,; 0.1304
Total DLQI Score	10.714±7.827		11.977±7.605		Mann Whitney U- 1098.5,; 0.3547
Severity of Impairment	Males [n= 56 ()]		Females [n= 44 ()]		0.8257; (Chi square test for independence)
Small impairment	19 (35.18%)		15 (34.88%)
Moderate impairment	9 (16.67%)		5 (11.63%)
Very Large impairment	20 (37.04%)		16 (37.21%)
Extremely Large impairment	6 (11.11%)		7(16.28%)