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. 2020 Apr 15;10:6465. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-63530-6

Table 2.

Demographic characteristics and characteristics of HSL lesions.

Product Compeed (n = 60) Herpatch (n = 60) Zovirax (n = 60)
Demographic characteristics
Sex, n (%)
   Male 9 (15.00%) 10 (16.67%) 14 (23.33%)
   Female 51 (85.00%) 50 (83.33%) 46 (76.67%)
Age, y
Mean (SD) 32.42 (11.50) 31.42 (10.36) 30.55 (10.57)
Characteristics of HSL lesion
Diameter, cm
   Mean (SD) 0.70 (0.29) 0.60 (0.32) 0.66 (0.30)
Site, n (%)
Upper red of the lip 22 (36.67%) 27 (45.00%) 29 (48.33%)
Lower red of the lip 22 (36.67%) 20 (33.33%) 14 (23.33%)
Right corner of the mouth 3 (5.00%) 2 (3.33%) 1 (1.67%)
Left corner of the mouth 4 (6.67%) 1 (1.67%) 2 (3.33%)
Underneath the lower lip 4 (6.67%) 5 (8.33%) 5 (8.33%)
Above the upper lip 5 (8.33%) 5 (8.33%) 9 (15.00%)