Table 3.
Metabolic co-morbidities and lifestyle habits stratified by age of symptom onset
| Paediatric onset |
Adult onset |
p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (total available data) | % | n (total available data) | % | ||
| Total number | 18 | 40 | |||
| Diabetes mellitus | 3 (12) | 25.0 | 7 (27) | 25.9 | 1.00 |
| Hypertension | 1 (16) | 6.3 | 7 (32) | 21.9 | 0.34 |
| Dyslipidaemia | 5 (8) | 62.5 | 16 (20) | 80.0 | 0.63 |
| Smoking | 2 (12) | 16.7 | 17 (23) | 73.9 | 0.0041 |
| Overweight (BMI ≥25) | 5 (11) | 45.5 | 23 (27) | 85.2 | 0.034 |
| Obesity (BMI ≥30) | 3 (11) | 27.3 | 16 (27) | 59.3 | 0.15 |
Paediatric onset is defined by being aged ≤16 years at onset of hidradenitis suppurativa symptoms; adult onset means being aged >16 years. BMI, body mass index.