Table 3.
Multivariate log-linear robust Poisson regression analysis shedding light on the determinants of change in abscesses before, during and after the month of Ramadan.
| Parameter | B | Standard Deviation | Wald 95% CI | Wald’s Chi-Squared | p-Value | Exp(B) | 95% CI Exp(B) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Bound | Upper Bound | Lower Bound | Upper Bound | ||||||
| (Intercept) | −0.86 | 0.38 | −1.59 | −0.12 | 5.22 | 0.022 | 0.42 | 0.20 | 0.89 |
| No family history of HS | 0.14 | 0.13 | −0.11 | 0.40 | 1.18 | 0.278 | 1.15 | 0.89 | 1.49 |
| HS phenotype (vs. syndromic type) | |||||||||
| Conglobata type | 0.33 | 0.22 | −0.11 | 0.76 | 2.15 | 0.143 | 1.38 | 0.90 | 2.14 |
| Ectopic type | −0.17 | 0.51 | −1.17 | 0.83 | 0.11 | 0.741 | 0.84 | 0.31 | 2.30 |
| Frictional foruncle type | 0.95 | 0.20 | 0.56 | 1.34 | 22.59 | 0.000 | 2.59 | 1.75 | 3.83 |
| Regular type | −0.09 | 0.22 | −0.53 | 0.34 | 0.18 | 0.668 | 0.91 | 0.59 | 1.40 |
| Scarring folliculitis type | 0.71 | 0.18 | 0.36 | 1.05 | 15.99 | 0.000 | 2.03 | 1.43 | 2.87 |
| Non biologics | |||||||||
| Topical antibiotics | −0.47 | 0.28 | −1.02 | 0.07 | 2.96 | 0.085 | 0.62 | 0.36 | 1.07 |
| Systemic antibiotics | −0.08 | 0.13 | −0.34 | 0.18 | 0.38 | 0.539 | 0.92 | 0.71 | 1.20 |
| Hurley score | 0.59 | 0.12 | 0.36 | 0.82 | 25.67 | 0.000 | 1.80 | 1.44 | 2.27 |
| Change in weight | −0.04 | 0.06 | −0.17 | 0.08 | 0.47 | 0.493 | 0.96 | 0.85 | 1.09 |
Abbreviations: CI (confidence interval); HS (hidradenitis suppurativa).