Table 1.
Sociodemographic profile and family history of case and control groups
| Parameter |
Cases (n = 44) |
Controls (n = 44) |
P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | n | (%) | ||
| Gender | |||||
| Male |
15 |
(34.1) |
15 |
(34.1) |
1.000 |
| Female |
29 |
(65.9) |
29 |
(65.9) |
|
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Malay |
35 |
(79.5) |
35 |
(79.5) |
1.000 |
| Non Malay |
9 |
(20.5) |
9 |
(20.5) |
|
| Marital status | |||||
| Single/Divorced |
38 |
(86.4) |
38 |
(86.4) |
1.000 |
| Married |
6 |
(13.6) |
6 |
(13.6) |
|
| Educational level | |||||
| Upper Secondary School |
14 |
(31.8) |
2 |
(4.5) |
0.002** |
| Pre-University/Higher education institute |
30 |
(68.2) |
42 |
(95.5) |
|
| Occupation | |||||
| Students |
19 |
(43.2) |
28 |
(63.6) |
0.054 |
| Employed |
25 |
(56.8) |
16 |
(36.4) |
|
| Income status (monthly), RM (USD) | |||||
| ≤ RM 2000 (USD6666) |
37 |
(84.1) |
40 |
(90.9) |
0.334 |
| > RM 2000 (USD6666) |
7 |
(15.9) |
4 |
(9.1) |
|
| Family history of acne vulgaris | |||||
| Yes |
36 |
(81.8) |
15 |
(34.1) |
<0.001*** |
| No | 8 | (18.2) | 29 | (65.9) | |
Chi-Square test.