Continuous treatment strategies improve psychological status and quality of life in patients with atopic dermatitis

Table 1 Demographic and baseline characteristics, n (%)

Characteristic	Intervention group (n = 60)	Control group (n = 60)	P value
Age (years), mean ± SD	42.3 ± 11.2	41.8 ± 10.9	0.78
Gender (female/male)	34/26 (56.7)	33/27 (55.0)	0.83
Disease duration (years), mean ± SD	8.4 ± 3.6	8.2 ± 3.8	0.82
BMI (kg/m2), mean ± SD	24.5 ± 3.2	24.8 ± 3.5	0.67
Smoking history	15 (25.0)	18 (30.0)	0.56
Alcohol consumption	10 (16.7)	12 (20.0)	0.78
Education level	30 (50.0)	32 (53.3)	0.67
Comorbid hypertension	18 (30.0)	20 (33.3)	0.72
Comorbid diabetes mellitus	12 (20.0)	14 (23.3)	0.68
Family history of cardiovascular disease	10 (16.7)	11 (18.3)	0.85
Baseline systolic blood pressure (mmHg), mean ± SD	125 ± 15	127 ± 16	0.69
Baseline diastolic blood pressure (mmHg), mean ± SD	80 ± 10	81 ± 11	0.74
Baseline heart rate (beats/minute), mean ± SD	75 ± 10	76 ± 11	0.80

BMI: Body mass index.