Table 3.
Frequency table of dummy regressor variables.
| Dummy Variables |
Frequency of “0” |
Percentage (%) |
Frequency of “1” |
Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 7 | 5% | 143 | 95% |
| Education | 13 | 9% | 137 | 91% |
| Use of sun protection | 16 | 11% | 134 | 89% |
| Previously consulted with a doctor | 20 | 13% | 130 | 87% |
| Familiarity with the word melasma | 16 | 11% | 134 | 89% |
| Suffers from melasma | 9 | 6% | 141 | 94% |
| Forehead | 88 | 59% | 62 | 41% |
| Cheeks | 34 | 23% | 116 | 77% |
| Jawline | 116 | 77% | 34 | 23% |
| Nose | 134 | 89% | 16 | 11% |
| Sides of the face | 111 | 74% | 39 | 26% |
| Current melasma treatment | 18 | 12% | 132 | 88% |
| Use of plants as an alternative treatment | 91 | 61% | 59 | 39% |
| Family history | 91 | 61% | 59 | 39% |
| Participation in outdoor sports | 117 | 78% | 33 | 22% |
| Post-menopausal | 101 | 67% | 49 | 33% |
| HRT | 140 | 93% | 10 | 7% |
Gender: 0 = Male, 1 = Female; Education: 0 = Uneducated, 1 = Educated; for the rest of the variables: 0 = No, 1 = Yes.