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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Br J Dermatol. 2020 Apr 30;183(3):582–584. doi: 10.1111/bjd.19051

Table 1.

Comparison of treatment for common skin conditions, overall and by homeless status.

Overall Non-Homeless Homeless P-Value
Actinic Keratosis, N 340 283 57
Prescription Given, N (%) No 315 (92.6) 261 (92.2) 54 (94.7) 0.51
Yes 25 (7.4) 22 (7.8) 3 (5.3)
Cryotherapy, N (%) No 36 (10.6) 26 (9.2) 10 (17.5) 0.06
Yes 304 (89.4) 257 (90.8) 47 (82.5)
Recommended Follow Up, N (%) No 73 (21.5) 37 (13.1) 36 (63.2) <0.001
Yes 267 (78.5) 246 (86.9) 21 (36.8)
Dermatitis, N 303 241 62
Strongest Potency Steroid
Prescribed, N (%) High 112 (37.0) 101 (41.9) 11 (17.7) <0.001
Medium 133 (43.9) 90 (37.3) 43 (69.4)
Low 26 (8.6) 20 (8.3) 6 (9.7)
None 32 (10.6) 30 (12.4) 2 (3.2)
Procedure Performed, N (%) No 249 (82.2) 188 (78.0) 61 (98.4) <0.001
Yes 54 (17.8) 53 (22.0) 1 (1.6)
Recommended Follow-Up, N (%) No 193 (63.7) 147 (61.0) 46 (74.2) 0.054
Yes 110 (36.3) 94 (39.0) 16 (25.8)
Non-genital verrucae, N 227 199 28
Prescription Given, N (%) No 167 (73.6) 141 (70.9) 26 (92.9) 0.01
Yes 60 (26.4) 58 (29.1) 2 (7.1)
Cryotherapy, N (%) No 43 (18.9) 40 (20.1) 3 (10.7) 0.24
Yes 184 (81.1) 159 (79.9) 25 (89.3)
Recommended Follow-Up, N (%) No 139 (61.2) 117 (58.8) 22 (78.6) 0.04
Yes 88 (38.8) 82 (41.2) 6 (21.4)
Acne, N 153 126 27
Total # of Prescriptions Per Patient, N (%) 0.005
0 2 (1.3) 2 (1.6) 0 (0.0)
1–2 107 (69.9) 82 (65.1) 25 (92.5)
109 (71.3) 84 (66.7) 25 (92.5)
3+ 44 (28.7) 42 (33.3) 2 (7.4)
Recommended Follow Up, N (%). No 48 (31.4) 33 (26.2) 15 (55.6) 0.003
Yes 105 (68.6) 93 (73.8) 12 (44.4)