A Retrospective, Cross-sectional Hospital-based Study to Determine the Epidemiological, Clinical and Comorbidity Characteristics in Older Adults with Psoriasis
Table 3.
Geriatric psoriasis andits relation to common triggers, pruritus and subjective improvement.
|
| Sr. No. |
Characteristics |
Elderly (60-75 years) |
Ultraelderly (> 75 years |
P value (p < 0.05) |
ᵪ2 |
Grand total |
|
|
| Freq |
% |
Freq |
% |
|
|
Freq |
% |
|
|
| 1. |
Triggers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| a. |
Family history of Psoriasis(1st degree) |
Yes |
10 |
7.1 |
0 |
0 |
0.007 |
7.1 |
10 |
6.13 |
|
|
| b. |
Mental Stress |
Yes |
59 |
41.8 |
4 |
18.2 |
0.002 |
9.28 |
63 |
38.65 |
|
|
| c. |
Seasonal exacerbation |
Yes |
66 |
46.8 |
11 |
50 |
0.74 |
0.105 |
77 |
47.24 |
|
|
| d. |
Psoroatopic(presence of atopy) |
Yes |
15 |
10.6 |
3 |
13.64 |
0.53 |
0.381 |
18 |
11.04 |
|
|
| e. |
Seboatopic(predominant seborrhoeic involvement) |
Yes |
15 |
10.6 |
3 |
13.64 |
0.53 |
0.381 |
18 |
11.04 |
|
|
| f. |
Drug exacerbation |
Yes |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
|
|
| g. |
Non-compliant exacerbation |
Yes |
38 |
27 |
4 |
18.2 |
0.19 |
1.71 |
42 |
25.8 |
|
|
| 2 |
Associated pruritus |
None |
11 |
7.8 |
4 |
18.2 |
0.04 |
4.16 |
15 |
9.2 |
|
|
| Mild |
91 |
64.5 |
14 |
63.6 |
0.93 |
0.006 |
105 |
64.4 |
|
|
| Moderate |
38 |
27 |
3 |
13.6 |
0.04 |
4.42 |
41 |
25.2 |
|
|
| Severe |
1 |
0.7 |
1 |
4.6 |
0.09 |
2.86 |
2 |
1.2 |
|
|
| 3 |
Subjective sensation in last 6 months |
Improved |
82 |
58.2 |
8 |
36.4 |
0.02 |
5.02 |
90 |
55.2 |
|
| Stationary |
7 |
5 |
1 |
4.6 |
0.89 |
0.016 |
8 |
5 |
|
|
| Wax and Wane |
32 |
22.7 |
6 |
27.3 |
0.5 |
0.42 |
38 |
23.3 |
|
|
| Aggravated |
20 |
14.1 |
3 |
13.6 |
0.9 |
0.009 |
23 |
14.1 |
|
|
|
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