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Table 3 DLQI and WPAI scores among patients with a primary diagnosis of CSU with or without angioedema

From: Differences in chronic spontaneous urticaria between Europe and Central/South America: results of the multi-center real world AWARE study

Region EU

Region C/SA

PRO

CSU with angioedema (n = 1721)

CSU without angioedema (n = 1760)

Significance Test Statistic

CSU with angioedema (n = 250)

CSU without angioedema (n = 182)

Significance Test Statistic

DLQI: mean (SD)

9.1 (7.5)

7.6 (6.3)

F = 37.28; Ρ < 0.001

7.0 (6.4)

5.9 (5.5)

F = 2.23; P = 0.137

 No effect

17.8%

16.3%

Chi2 = 65.413; Ρ < 0.001

24.7%

24.3%

Chi2 = 4.4596; P = 0.347

 Small effect

22.5%

29.5%

27.3%

33.1%

 Moderate effect

20.7%

23.7%

21.3%

25.0%

 Very large effect

28.0%

23.2%

22.0%

15.5%

 Extremely large effect

9.5%

4.5%

4.7%

2.0%

WPAI Absenteeism: mean (SD)

9.4 (22.6)

4.4 (14.8)

F = 30.72; Ρ < 0.001

14.2 (23.6)

5.0 (12.7)

F = 11.67; P = 0.001

WPAI Presenteeism: mean (SD)

27.1 (27.5)

22.4 (24.2)

F = 14.5; Ρ < 0.001

35.3 (33.2)

22.3 (28.9)

F = 9.56; P = 0.002

WPAI Work Productivity Loss: mean (SD)

29.6 (29.4)

24.2 (25.8)

F = 16.82; Ρ < 0.001

39.9 (24.9)

24.3 (30.7)

F = 11.63; P = 0.001

WPAI Activity Impairment: mean (SD)

36.6 (31.9)

29.2 (28.1)

F = 47.14; Ρ < 0.001

41.1 (36.2)

31.3 (31.3)

F = 7.99; P = 0.005