A Retrospective, Cross-sectional Hospital-based Study to Determine the Epidemiological, Clinical and Comorbidity Characteristics in Older Adults with Psoriasis
Table 1.
Demographic profile ofGeriatric Psoriatic patients.
|
| Sr. No. |
Characteristics |
Elderly (60-75 years) |
Ultraelderly (> 75 years |
P value (p < 0.05) |
ᵪ2 |
Grand total |
|
|
| Freq |
% |
Freq |
% |
|
|
Freq |
% |
|
|
| 1 |
Gender |
Males |
102 |
72.3 |
14 |
63.6 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
116 |
71.2 |
|
|
| Females |
39 |
27.3 |
8 |
36.4 |
47 |
28.8 |
|
|
| Total |
141 |
86.5 |
22 |
13.5 |
163 |
100 |
|
|
| 2 |
Body Mass Index(BMI)43 |
Underweight (<18.5 kg/m2) |
2 |
1.4 |
3 |
13.6 |
0.00055 |
17.52 |
5 |
3.1 |
|
|
| Normal or lean(18.5–22.9 kg/m2) |
17 |
12.1 |
5 |
22.7 |
22 |
13.5 |
|
|
| Overweight(23.0 –24.9 kg/m2) |
78 |
55.3 |
10 |
45.5 |
88 |
54.0 |
|
|
| Obese(≥25 kg/m2) |
44 |
31.2 |
4 |
18.2 |
48 |
29.4 |
|
|
| 3 |
Duration since Psoriasis onset |
< 10 years |
112 |
79.43 |
15 |
68.2 |
0.07 |
3.2 |
127 |
77.9 |
|
|
| ≥ 10 years |
29 |
20.57 |
7 |
31.8 |
36 |
22.1 |
|
|
| 4 |
First Visit to the Dermatologist for management after Psoriasis onset within |
< 6 months |
126 |
89.36 |
22 |
100 |
0.28 |
2.58 |
148 |
90.8 |
|
|
| 6 months-2 years |
9 |
6.38 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
|
|
|
| > 2 years |
6 |
4.26 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
|
|
| 5 |
Associated skin disorder |
Yes |
47 |
33.3 |
7 |
31.8 |
0.88 |
0.02 |
54 |
33.1 |
|
|
| No |
94 |
66.7 |
15 |
69.2 |
109 |
67.9 |
|
|
| 6 |
Habits |
Smoking |
29 |
20.6 |
4 |
18.2 |
0.125 |
4.15 |
33 |
20.3 |
|
|
| Alcoholism |
17 |
12.1 |
1 |
4.5 |
18 |
11 |
|
|
| Tobacco |
30 |
21.3 |
6 |
27.3 |
36 |
22.1 |
|
|
| Others |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
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