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. 2020 Oct 27;2020:5281957. doi: 10.1155/2020/5281957

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)
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)

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)

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)

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)

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)