Table 4.
Comparison between males and females regarding the skin diseases pattern in Saudi Arabia.
| Skin diseases | Males | Total | Females | Total | Odds ratio (95% CI) |
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| Pigmentary Disorder | |||||
| Melanocytic nevi | 48 | 944 | 92 | 1425 | 0.48 (0.33, 0.69) |
| Postinflammatory hypo and hyperpigmentation | 20 | 1185 | 41 | 1735 | 0.58 (0.33, 1.00) |
| Vitiligo | 149 | 3671 | 119 | 3770 | 1.20 (0.94, 1.55) |
| Melasma | 18 | 3218 | 86 | 2881 | 0.18 (0.11, 0.31) |
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| Dermatitis/eczema and related conditions | |||||
| Contact dermatitis | 222 | 4812 | 270 | 4946 | 0.82 (0.68, 0.98) |
| Seborrheic dermatitis | 93 | 4250 | 88 | 4316 | 1.13 (0.84, 1.52) |
| Atopic dermatitis | 501 | 4812 | 487 | 4946 | 1.11 (0.97, 1.27) |
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| Disorder of skin appendages | |||||
| Acne | 353 | 3566 | 636 | 3844 | 0.57 (0.49, 0.65) |
| Alopecia | 179 | 4145 | 378 | 4390 | 0.48 (0.40, 0.58) |
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| Infectious diseases | |||||
| Cutaneous leishmaniasis | 185 | 4250 | 78 | 4316 | 2.07 (1.58, 2.72) |
| Scabies | 25 | 3671 | 21 | 3770 | 1.19 (0.67, 2.12) |
| Warts | 356 | 4250 | 239 | 4316 | 1.49 (1.25, 1.77) |
| Chicken pox | 46 | 3306 | 25 | 2891 | 1.53 (0.94, 2.50) |
| Herpes simplex | 28 | 3671 | 21 | 3770 | 1.44 (0.80, 2.58) |
| Herpes zoster | 72 | 3430 | 62 | 3460 | 1.23 (0.86, 1.75) |
| Bacterial | 190 | 4549 | 118 | 4169 | 1.80 (1.41, 2.30) |
| Dermatophytosis | 192 | 3430 | 157 | 3460 | 1.53 (1.22, 1.91) |
| Candidiasis | 41 | 3671 | 53 | 3770 | 0.69 (0.46, 1.05) |
| Pityriasis versicolor | 49 | 1852 | 28 | 2291 | 2.22 (1.37, 3.58) |
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| Papulosquamous disorders | |||||
| Psoriasis | 163 | 4250 | 159 | 4316 | 1.11 (0.88, 1.39) |
| Lichen planus | 63 | 4250 | 84 | 4316 | 0.78 (0.56, 1.09) |
| Pityriasis rosea | 46 | 4250 | 55 | 4316 | 0.83 (0.56, 1.22) |