3.7. Analysis.

Comparison 3: Topical azelaic acid versus no treatment, Outcome 7: Change in lesion counts ‐ inflamed (number of lesions post‐intervention)

Change in lesion counts ‐ inflamed (number of lesions post‐intervention)
Study	Subgroup	Topical azelaic acid	No treatment	P value
short term
Pazoki‐Toroudi 2010	pustules	mean ± SD: 5.72 ± 0.66	mean ± SD: 8.21 ± 0.74	< 0.01
Pazoki‐Toroudi 2010	papules	mean ± SD: 8.53 ± 0.62	mean ± SD: 10.62 ± 0.92	< 0.01
medium term
Pazoki‐Toroudi 2010	pustules	mean ± SD: 4.2 ± 0.39	mean ± SD: 8.06 ± 0.51	< 0.01
Pazoki‐Toroudi 2010	papules	mean ± SD: 6.01 ± 0.23	mean ± SD: 8.16 ± 0.31	< 0.01
long term
Pazoki‐Toroudi 2010	pustules	mean ± SD: 4.22 ± 0.3	mean ± SD: 7.12 ± 0.27	< 0.01
Pazoki‐Toroudi 2010	papules	mean ± SD: 6.27 ± 0.41	mean ± SD: 11.04 ± 0.54	< 0.01