Table 6.
Degree of improvement
| Category | Value | Total count | Degree of improvement | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | Mild | Moderate | Remarkable | ||||
| Age | ≤ 45 | 22 (50) | 0 (0) | 6 (27,27) | 15 (63,63) | 3 (9,1) | 0,32 |
| > 45 | 22 (50) | 1 (4,54) | 2 (9,1) | 16 (77,26) | 1 (9,1) | ||
| Intense of sun exposure | No | 1 (2,27) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (100) | 0 (0) | 0,169 |
| 15–30 min | 22 (50) | 0 (0) | 3 (13,64) | 15 (68,18) | 4 (18,18) | ||
| 30–60 min | 10 (22,73) | 1 (10) | 4 (40) | 5 (50) | 0 (0) | ||
| > 60 min | 11 (25) | 0 (0) | 1 (9,09) | 10 (90,91) | 0 (0) | ||
| Mask wearing behavior | No | 5 (11,36) | 0 (0) | 1 (20) | 3 (60) | 1 (20) | 0,154 |
| Often | 26 (59,09) | 1 (3,84) | 2 (7,69) | 20 (76,93) | 3 (11,54) | ||
| Always | 13 (29,55) | 0 (0) | 5 (38,46) | 8 (61,54) | 0 (0) | ||
| Frequency of sunscreen use | No | 4 (9,09) | 0 (0) | 1 (25) | 2 (50) | 1 (25) | 0,055 |
| Often | 33 (75) | 1 (3,03) | 3 (9,09) | 26 (78,79) | 3 (9,09) | ||
| Always | 7 (15,91) | 0 (0) | 4 (57,14) | 3 (42,86) | 0 (0) | ||
| Glogau photoaging classification scale | Mild | 3 (6,82) | 0 (0) | 1 (33,33) | 2 (66,67) | 0 (0) | 0,75 |
| Moderate | 16 (36,36) | 0 (0) | 3 (18,75) | 11 (68,75) | 2 (12,5) | ||
| Advanced | 19 (43,18) | 0 (0) | 3 (15,79) | 14 (73,68) | 2 (10,53) | ||
| Severe | 6 (13,64) | 1 (16,67) | 1 (16,67) | 4 (66,67) | 0 (0) | ||
Data are expressed as participant number (percentage). Statistical significance was assessed using Fisher’s exact test to compare the distribution of improvement levels across groups. P-value > 0.05 indicates non-significant differences