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Table 1 Individual characteristics of the 28 PsA patients included in the study

From: The effects of cultural background on patient-perceived impact of psoriatic arthritis - a qualitative study conducted in Brazil and France

Nationality

Higher education/ post secondary school

Disease duration since diagnosis (in years)

Disease duration since beginning of symptoms (in years)

Occupation

Patient global VAS

Patient skin VAS

Patient Pain VAS

HAQ

Current or previous biological therapy

Current BSA affected by psoriasis ≥10%

Joint deformity

BR

No

7

14

Retired due to disability

83

46

68

2.500

Yes

No

No

BR

No

11

13

Manager

79

48

76

1.625

Yes

No

No

BR

No

12

30

Retired due to disability

74

43

62

0.500

Yes

Yes

Yes

BR

No

10

14

Retired

41

6

24

0.750

No

No

Yes

BR

No

19

19

Retired

55

12

70

2.250

No

No

No

BR

No

3

16

Locksmith

58

46

78

1.750

No

Yes

No

BR

No

5

5

Retired

80

13

77

2.875

No

No

Yes

BR

No

27

27

Retired due to disability

70

50

63

1.625

No

No

Yes

BR

No

0.2

0.9

Housework

65

84

60

1.500

No

No

No

BR

No

0.1

0.7

Housework

92

81

78

2.125

No

No

No

BR

No

0.08

1

Tourism worker

20

27

10

1.125

No

No

No

BR

No

19

20

Retired due to disability

7

0

82

0.125

No

No

Yes

BR

No

20

24

Housework

26

2

3

1.750

Yes

No

Yes

BR

No

33

47

Retired due to disability

57

11

11

0.500

Yes

Yes

Yes

BR

No

6

16

Housework

86

47

56

1.625

No

No

Yes

FR

No

10

11

Photographer

4

58

87

1.875

No

No

Yes

FR

Yes

1

1

Retired

19

11

3

0.000

No

No

No

FR

Yes

0.25

3

Building worker

60

25

2

1.625

No

No

No

FR

No

8

9

Manager

12

30

60

1.000

Yes

No

No

FR

No

10

20

Manager

42

0

29

0.250

No

No

No

FR

No

19

20

Retired

66

10

37

0.375

No

No

No

FR

No

5

7

Student

35

0

43

0.375

Yes

No

No

FR

No

11

14

Salesman

65

0

36

0.250

No

No

No

FR

No

14

22

Retired

45

27

66

0.500

No

No

Yes

FR

Yes

1

17

Architect

54

25

35

0.750

No

No

No

FR

Yes

20

20

Engineer

0

24

54

0.375

No

No

Yes

FR

Yes

15

29

Engineer

43

0

0

0.000

No

No

No

FR

No

15

16

Retired

86

0

40

1.625

Yes

No

Yes

  1. BR Brazil, FR France, VAS Visual analogue scale, HAQ Health assessment questionnaire, BSA Body surface area