Table 1.
Demographics and clincal data of the studied groups
| Group A n = 19 |
Group B n = 16 |
Group C n = 15 |
Group D n = 14 |
Total n = 64 |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex |
M = 10(52%) F = 9(48%) |
M = 8(50%) F = 8 (50%) |
M = 8(53%) F = 7(47%) |
M = 8(57%) F = 6(43%) |
M = 34(53%) F = 30(47%) |
0.9a |
|
Age (years) Mean ± SD |
27.2 ± 9.2 | 27 ± 10.9 | 27 ± 7.1 | 25.2 ± 8.8 | 26.7 ± 8.9 | 0.9b |
| Duration of the current episode of AA (month) | ||||||
|
Median (IQR) Mean ± SD |
4(1–8.5) 17 ± 33 |
8(3–18) 15 ± 20 |
9(3–48) 25 ± 28 |
6.5(3.3–14.3) 14 ± 22 |
6(2.75–18) 18.3 ± 26.7 |
0.65b |
| Site of hair loss | ||||||
| Scalp | 15(79%) | 14(87.5%) | 13(87%) | 13(93%) | 55(85.9%) | 0.9 a |
| Scalp and beard | 2(10.5%) | 0 | 1(6.5%) | 0 | 3(4.6%) | 0.8 a |
| Beard alone | 2(10.5%) | 2(12.5%) | 1(6.5%) | 1(7%) | 6(9.3%) | 0.9 a |
| Pattern of hair loss | ||||||
| Ophiasis | 4(21%) | 3(18.75%) | 3(20%) | 3(21.4%) | 13(20.3%) | 0.99 a |
| Patchy | 15(79%) | 13(81.25%) | 12(80%) | 11(78.6%) | 51(79.6%) | |
| Number of lesions in each group | 40 | 62 | 45 | 38 | 185 | 0.684a |
| Nail affection | 2(10.5%) | 3(18.75%) | 1(6.5%) | 3(21.4%) | 9(14%) | |
| Past history of AA | 7(36.8%) | 11(68.75%) | 9(60%) | 4(28.6%) | 31(48.4%) | |
| Family history | 8(42.1%) | 6(37.5%) | 10(66.67%) | 2(14.3%) | 26(40.6%) | |
Note: Chi-square testa; Kruskal–Wallis testb. M: Male, F: Female.