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Clinical characteristics of the study population. |
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| Parameters |
Acne (n = 29) |
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| Frequency |
% |
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| Age group in years (p < 0.01) |
15 – 20 |
18 |
62.1 |
| 21 – 25 |
7 |
24.1 |
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| 26 – 30 |
3 |
10.3 |
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| > 30 |
1 |
3.4 |
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| Sex (p < 0.01) |
male |
5 |
17.2 |
| female |
24 |
82.8 |
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| Family history (p < 0.01) |
yes |
23 |
79.3 |
| no |
6 |
20.7 |
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| Duration of disease in years (NS) |
< 1 – 2 |
15 |
51.8 |
| > 2 – 5 |
10 |
34.4 |
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| > 5 |
4 |
13.8 |
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| History of exposure to comedogenic agent (NS) |
yes |
12 |
41.4 |
| no |
17 |
58.6 |
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| History of medications known to cause acne (NS) |
yes |
10 |
34.5 |
| no |
19 |
65.5 |
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| Previous treatment (NS) |
local |
8 |
27.6 |
| systemic |
4 |
13.8 |
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| combined |
7 |
24.1 |
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| no |
10 |
34.5 |
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Abd El All et al. Diagnostic Pathology 2007 2:4 doi:10.1186/1746-1596-2-4 |
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