. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 May 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Cosmet Dermatol. 2019 Aug 28;19(5):1137–1142. doi: 10.1111/jocd.13123

Table 3.

Triggering Factors

Triggering Factors	Females (N=142)	Males (N=86)	P Values
Skin Care Products	67(47%)	26(30%)	0.0126
Environment
Cold	9(6%)	7(8%)	NS
Heat	24(17%)	14(16%)	NS
Sun	49(35%)	15(17%)	0.0234
Wind	7(5%)	4(5%)	NS
Low humidity	52(37%)	15(17%)	0.0026
High humidity	18(13%)	8(9%)	NS
Air conditioner	2(1%)	0	NS
Pollen	17(12%)	9(10%)	NS
Air pollution	39(27%)	18(21%)	NS
Emotion
Exciting	23(16%)	18(21%)	NS
Anxiety	24(17%)	19(22%)	NS
Angry	24(17%)	18((21%)	NS

Fisher’s exact test was used to determine the significances