Table 2.
The pattern of Cardiff Acne Disability Index and Rosenberg self-esteem scale scores among study participants in relation to gender and facial post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation
| Variables | Total (%) N=200 | Gender
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Facial PIH
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male (% | Female (%) | p-value | Acne with facial PIH | Acne without facial PIH | p-value | |||
| Mean total CADI ± SD | 1.47±1.42 | 1.41±1.35 | 1.52±1.49 | 0.576 | 1.77±1.60 | 1.07±1.02 | <0.001 | |
| CADI group [impairment] | ||||||||
| 0 | [0] | 72 (36.0) | 35 (36.5) | 37 (35.6) | 0.922 | 34 (30.1) | 38 (43.7) | 0.006 |
| 1–3 | [7–20%] | 114 (57.0) | 55 (57.3) | 59 (56.7) | 66 (58.4) | 48 (55.2) | ||
| 4–9 | [27–60%] | 14 (7.0) | 6 (6.2) | 8 (7.7) | 13 (11.5) | 1 (1.1) | ||
| 10–15 | [67–100%] | – | – | – | ||||
| Mean total RSES ± SD | 24.90±3.67 | 24.96±3.70 | 24.85±3.66 | 0.830 | 24.90±3.73 | 25.90±3.62 | 0.991 | |
| RSES group [esteem level] | ||||||||
| 10–15 | [normal SE] | 197 (98.5) | 93 (96.9) | 104 (100.0) | 0.109 | 111 (98.2) | 86 (98.9) | 0.720 |
| >15 | [low SE] | 3 (1.5) | 3 (3.1) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.8) | 1 (1.1) | ||
Abbreviations: PIH, post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation; RSES, Rosenberg self-esteem scale; SE, self-esteem; CADI, Cardiff Acne Disability Index.