TABLE 3.
Association between type of dermatophytosis and age range
Dermatophytosis | Age range | Total | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Child/Adolescent | Adult | Elderly | |||||||
n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | P | |
Onychomycosis | 1 | (1.8) | 37 | (66.1) | 18 | (32.1) | 56 | (100.0) | <0.001* |
Tinea corporis | 12 | (34.3) | 19 | (54.3) | 4 | (11.4) | 35 | (100.0) | 0.352* |
Tinea capitis | 29 | (90.6) | 2 | (6.3) | 1 | (3.1) | 32 | (100.0) | <0.001* |
Tinea pedis | 1 | (4.5) | 14 | (63.6) | 7 | (31.8) | 22 | (100.0) | 0.010# |
Tinea cruris | 1 | (16.7) | 5 | (83.3) | 0 | 6 | (100.0) | 0.204# | |
Tinea interdigitalis | 0 | 2 | (100.0) | 0 | 2 | (100.0) | 0.402# | ||
Tinea manuum | 0 | 2 | (100.0) | 0 | 2 | (100.0) | 0.402# |
Note: Chi-squared test of independence; #Williams’ corrected G-test.