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. 2023 Nov 14;15(11):e48782. doi: 10.7759/cureus.48782

Table 1. Demographic characteristics of the respondents by their status of being diagnosed with seborrheic dermatitis.

Characteristic Missing Overall, N=267 No, n=208 Yes, n=59 p-value
Age 0 (0%)       <0.001
    18 to <30   97 (36.3%) 65 (31.3%) 32 (54.2%)  
    30 to <45   88 (33.0%) 67 (32.2%) 21 (35.6%)  
    45 to <60   77 (28.8%) 72 (34.6%) 5 (8.5%)  
    60 or more   5 (1.9%) 4 (1.9%) 1 (1.7%)  
Gender 0 (0%)       0.034
    Male   104 (39.0%) 74 (35.6%) 30 (50.8%)  
    Female   163 (61.0%) 134 (64.4%) 29 (49.2%)  
Nationality 0 (0%)       0.124
    Saudi   257 (96.3%) 198 (95.2%) 59 (100.0%)  
    Non-Saudi   10 (3.7%) 10 (4.8%) 0 (0.0%)  
BMI (kg/m2) 4 (1.5%)       0.760
    Underweight <18.5   13 (4.9%) 9 (4.4%) 4 (6.9%)  
    Normal weight 18.5 to <25   76 (28.9%) 58 (28.3%) 18 (31.0%)  
    Overweight 25.0 to <30   106 (40.3%) 83 (40.5%) 23 (39.7%)  
    Obese ≥ 30.0   68 (25.9%) 55 (26.8%) 13 (22.4%)  
Educational level 0 (0%)       0.227
    Uneducated   2 (0.7%) 1 (0.5%) 1 (1.7%)  
    Primary   0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)  
    Middle   1 (0.4%) 1 (0.5%) 0 (0.0%)  
    Secondary/diploma   52 (19.5%) 39 (18.8%) 13 (22.0%)  
    Bachelor's degree   180 (67.4%) 138 (66.3%) 42 (71.2%)  
    Postgraduate   32 (12.0%) 29 (13.9%) 3 (5.1%)  
Residence city 0 (0%)       <0.001
    Jeddah   221 (82.8%) 162 (77.9%) 59 (100.0%)  
    Other   46 (17.2%) 46 (22.1%) 0 (0.0%)  
Physical exercise 0 (0%)       0.801
    I do not do sports   129 (48.3%) 101 (48.6%) 28 (47.5%)  
    2-3 times a week   104 (39.0%) 82 (39.4%) 22 (37.3%)  
    4-6 times a week   34 (12.7%) 25 (12.0%) 9 (15.3%)  
Following a specific diet 0 (0%)       0.272
    No   229 (85.8%) 181 (87.0%) 48 (81.4%)  
    Yes   38 (14.2%) 27 (13.0%) 11 (18.6%)  
Currently taking weight-loss medications or therapies 0 (0%)       >0.999
    No   261 (97.8%) 203 (97.6%) 58 (98.3%)  
    Yes   6 (2.2%) 5 (2.4%) 1 (1.7%)  
Ever diagnosed with an eating disorder before 0 (0%)       >0.999
    No   267 (100.0%) 208 (100.0%) 59 (100.0%)  
    Yes   0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)