A Study of Depression and Quality of Life in Patients of Lichen Planus

Table 2

(a) Gender differences in prevalence of depression on BDI. (b) Gender differences in severity of depression.

(a)

Depression	Males ( = 20)	Females ( = 15)	Total	value (Fisher’s test)
Present	2 (10%)	7 (46.67%)	9 (25.71%)	0.0216
Absent	18 (90%)	8 (53.33%)	26 (74.29%)

Refers to significant.

(b)

Depression Severity	Males ( = 2)	Females ( = 7)	Total ( = 9)
Borderline depression	0 (0%)	1 (14.28%)	1 (11.12%)
Moderate depression	1 (50%)	3 (42.86%)	4 (44.44%)
Severe to extreme depression	1 (50%)	3 (42.86%)	4 (44.44%)