Table 1.
Demographic and clinical profile of patients and controls
| Parameter | Mean±SD/% | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | Controls | ||||
| Total no. of patients | 70 | 70 | |||
| Age (in year) | Mean | 36.48±10.70 | 34.61±11.53 | t=−0.995, P=0.322 | |
| Range | 12-55 | 15-59 | |||
| Gender | Male | 47 (67.14%) | 43 (61.43%) | χ2=0.498, P=0.480 | |
| Female | 23 (32.86%) | 27 (38.57%) | |||
| Habitat | Rural | 16 (22.86%) | 20 (28.57%) | χ2=0.598, P=0.439 | |
| Urban | 54 (77.14%) | 50 (71.43%) | |||
| Obesity | Obese | 27 (38.57%) | 15 (21.43%) | χ2=4.898, P=0.027 | |
| Non-obese | 43 (61.43%) | 55 (78.57%) | |||
| Marital status | Married | 53 (75.7%) | 46 (65.7%) | χ2=1.690, P=0.194 | |
| Unmarried | 17 (24.3%) | 24 (34.3%) | |||
| BMI (kg/m2) | Mean | 27.36±3.79 | 25.27±3.55 | t=−3.368, P=0.001 | |
| Range | 21.96-38.97 | 19.97-32.9 | |||
| Waist circumference (in cm) | Mean | 96.48±7.09 | 94.17±6.79 | t=−1.967, P=0.051 | |
| Range | 82.5-105.2 | 83.9-104.1 | |||
| Mean age of disease onset±S.D. (in year) | 33.21±10.44 | - | - | ||
| Mean duration of disease±S.D. (in year) | 3.27±1.62 | - | - | ||
| Site | Acanthosis Nigricans | Only neck | 34 (59.65%) | - | - |
| Only axilla | 3 (5.26%) | - | - | ||
| Both neck and axilla | 20 (35.09%) | - | - | ||
| Acrochordons | Only neck | 10 (32.26%) | - | - | |
| Only axilla | 3 (9.68%) | - | - | ||
| Both neck and axilla | 18 (58.06%) | - | - | ||
P values in bold are significant