Table 3.

Subgrouped acne severity scores based on demographic data (n = 283).

Variable	Frequency (N%)	Acne severity score median (Q1–Q3)	P value
Age			0.773
< 20	60 (21.2%)	7(4–15.75)
20–23	199 (70.3%)	9(4–15)
> 23	24 (8.5%)	9(3.5–17.75)
Gender			0.127
Male	66 (23.3%)	9(6–15.25)
Female	217 (76.7%)	8(3–15.5)
BMI			0.108
Underweight	22 (7.8%)	7(4–14.25)
Normal weight	178 (62.9%)	8(4–14)
Overweight	68 (24.0%)	12(4–19.75)
Obesity	15 (5.3%)	7(3–14)
Chronic diseases			0.654
Yes	12 (4.2%)	8.5(3.5–22.5)
No	271 (95.8%)	8(4–15)
Smoking			0.272
Yes	32 (11.3%)	9(6.25–17.75)
No	251 (88.7%)	8(4–15)
Mental status			0.066
Stressful	143 (50.5%)	9(4–18)
Not stressful	140 (49.5%)	8(3–13)
Frequent use of cosmetics			0.826
Yes	63 (22.3%)	8(3–18)
No	220 (77.7%)	8.5(4–15)
Dairy			0.987
Yes	140 (49.5%)	9(4–15.75)
No	143 (50.5%)	8(4–15)
Sweet			0.619
Yes	146 (51.6%)	8(4–17)
No	137 (48.4%)	8(4–14)
Nuts			0.425
Yes	110 (38.9%)	8(4–14)
No	173 (61.1%)	9(4–16)
Chocolate			0.505
Yes	144 (50.9%)	9(4–16)
No	139 (49.1%)	8(3–15)
Oily foods			0.561
Yes	154 (54.4%)	8.5(4–17)
No	129 (45.6%)	8(3.5–14.5)
Spicy			0.592
Yes	94 (33.2%)	9(4–16.25)
No	189 (66.8%)	8(4–15)s
Sleeping hours			0.354
4–6	89 (31.4%)	9(5–18)
7–9	172 (60.8%)	8(4–14.75)
10–12	20 (7.1%)	7(3.25–13.75)
> 12	2 (0.7%)	10.5(9–12)
Study year			0.291
1st	37 (13.1%)	6(3.5–10)
2nd	29 (10.2%)	10(4–17)
3rd	32 (11.3%)	6.5(3.25–15.75)
4th	44 (15.5%)	8(4–16)
5th	74 (26.1%)	9(7.75–14.25)
6th	67 (23.7%)	10(3–17)
Skin type			< 0.001
Oily	123 (43.5%)	11(6–18)
Nonoily	160 (56.5%)	7(3–13)

Significant are in value [bold].