Table 3.
Risk factors analysis for fibrosis and progression of Roenigk grades n (%)
| Risk factor | Proportion of patients with fibrosis | P value1 | Proportion of patients with progression | P value1 |
| Gender (male vs female) | 4/42 (9.5) vs 3/17 (17.6) | 0.382 | 5/9 (55.6) vs 4/17 (23.5) | 0.102 |
| Ethnicity (Chinese vs non-Chinese) | 4/39 (10.3) vs 3/20 (15) | 0.594 | 3/16 (18.8) vs 6/10 (60) | 0.031 |
| Diabetes mellitus (yes vs no) | 5/15 (33) vs 2/44 (4.4) | 0.008 | 4/5 (80) vs 5/21 (23.8) | 0.018 |
| Hyperlipidemia (yes vs no) | 1/9 (11.1) vs 6/50 (11.7) | > 0.99 | 3/3 (100) vs 6/23 (26.1) | 0.011 |
| Hypertension (yes vs no) | 5/15 (33) vs 2/44 (4.4) | 0.008 | 4/6 (66.7) vs 5/20 (25) | 0.060 |
| Alcohol consumption (yes vs no) | 0/5 (0) vs 7/54 (12.7) | > 0.99 | 0/2 (0) vs 9/24 (37.5) | 0.284 |
1
Comparison made with Fisher’s Exact Test.