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RESULTS
Due to the size of the data set and the number of variables, it would be unwieldy to include all
analyses in this report. We have therefore chosen to present the ‘highlights’ in this section. We
have also been selective in our choice of illustrative tables and figures, frequently including most
relevant to the DAS 24 as this is the only standardised measure developed specifically to tap
distress associated with disfigurement. To facilitate the reader, the results and analyses are
presented in the following order:
1. Participants
2. Missing Data
3. Internal Consistency
4. The Relationship Between Variables
5. Demographic Factors
6. Visibility and Areas of Concern
7. Dispositional Factors
8. Socio-Cognitive Factors
9. Appearance-specific Cognitive Factors
10. Regressions by Outcome Variable
11. Clinic specific data
1. Participants
A total of 1265 participants took part in the study, 615 of which were from the community and
650 from out-patient clinics.
867 of the whole sample were female (68.5%), 354 male (28.0%). 474 of those in the community
sample were female (77.2%), 120 were male (19.5%). Similarly, 393 of those in the clinic sample
were female (60.4%), 234 were male (35.9%).
The mean age of the whole sample was 47.3 years (range 18-91, SD 16.7 years) with the mean
age in the community sample 44.9 years (range 18 – 91; SD 16.2 years), marginally lower than
in the clinic mean age 49.7 years ( range 18 – 89; SD 16.9 years).
783 (61.9%) of the whole sample reported being married or living with partner, 183 (14.6%)
living with friends or relatives and 287 (22.9%) living alone.
81% of the whole sample were white, with the other 12% either Pakistani, Indian, Black
Caribbean, Black African or other, 7% did not state their ethnicity. The percentages are similar in
both the clinic and community sample.
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