Table 2

HIP questionnaire scores of participating patients by GW and HPV-related diagnosis in South Korea

Men (n=150)ESP valueWomen (n=250)*ESP value
With GW
(n=75)
No GW
(n=75)
HPV disease
(n=200)
No HPV disease
(n=50)
HIP total score
 Mean50.9036.131.69<0.000153.3744.980.68<0.0001
 95% CI(48.8 to 53.0)(34.3 to 38.0)(51.8 to 55.0)(41.4 to 48.6)
 Valid, n757519950
Worries and concerns
 Mean49.6524.251.51<0.000157.1941.940.63<0.0001
 95% CI(45.5 to 53.8)(20.8 to 27.7)(54.2 to 60.2)(35.5 to 48.4)
 Valid, n757519949
Emotional impact
 Mean49.1033.981.19<0.000156.0842.320.84<0.0001
 95% CI(46.0 to 52.2)(31.3 to 36.6)(53.8 to 58.4)(37.8 to 46.8)
 Valid, n757519950
Sexual impact
 Mean47.5341.200.510.001950.8149.800.070.6550
 95% CI(45.1 to 50.0)(38.1 to 44.3)(48.9 to 52.8)(45.3 to 54.3)
 Valid, n757519749
Self-Image
 Mean49.0041.630.76<0.000147.6645.170.190.2226
 95% CI(46.5 to 51.5)(39.8 to 43.5)(45.9 to 49.5)(41.4 to 48.9)
 Valid, n757519950
Partner issues and transmission
 Mean62.1642.121.40<0.000158.8647.230.620.0001
 95% CI(59.1 to 65.2)(38.5 to 45.8)(56.2 to 61.5)(41.8 to 52.6)
 Valid, n746618547
Interactions with doctors
 Mean51.3133.280.90<0.000146.7545.730.200.6611
 95% CI(47.4 to 55.3)(25.2 to 41.4)(44.8 to 48.7)(40.8 to 50.6)
 Valid, n713019950
Control-life impact
 Mean49.6952.130.230.164348.4852.370.310.0641
 95% CI(47.3 to 52.0)(49.6 to 54.7)(46.6 to 50.4)(49.2 to 55.5)
 Valid, n757519950
HIP total score categorised
 No or little impact11 (14.7%)51 (68.0%)<0.000123 (11.5%)17 (34.0%)0.0004
 Moderate impact64 (85.3%)24 (32.0%)168 (84.0%)30 (60.0%)
 Heavy psychological impact9 (4.5%)3 (6.0%)
 Valid, n757520050
  • HIP items range from 0 (lowest impact) to 10 points (highest impact).

  • CECA scores range from 0 (worst HRQoL) to 100 (the best HRQoL).

  • EQ-5D range from 0 (worst imaginable health state) to 100 (best imaginable health state).

  • ES >0.01 is considered significant.

  • *HPV, human papillomavirus is included in this table.

  • CECA, Cuestionario Especifico en Condilomas Acuminados; EQ-5D, EuroQol-5 Dimension; ES, effective size; GW, genital warts; HIP, Human Papillomavirus Impact Profile; HRQoL, health-related quality of life.