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(1^st 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