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. 2021 Aug 20;11:16976. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-96608-w

Table 2.

Comparisons according to the severity of sensitive skin.

No sensitive skin N (%) or M (SD) Quite sensitive skin N (%) or M (SD) Very sensitive skin N (%) or M (SD) p
Males 1056 (53.0%) 735 (47.6%) 213 (41.4%)  < 0.001
Females 935 (47.0%) 809 (52.4%) 302 (58.6%)
Age 48.6 (± 15.9) years 43.1 (± 15.9) years 39.7 (± 14.6) years  < 0.001
Large town 421 (21.15%) 421 (27.3%) 195 (37.9%)  < 0.001
Urban area 915 (46.0%) 633 (41.0%) 164 (31.8%)
Rural area 655 (32.9%) 490 (31.7%) 156 (30.3%)
Phototype: I–II 617 (39.4%) 637 (56.1%) 261 (64.9%)  < 0.001
Phototype: III–IV 855 (54.6%) 430 (37.9%) 117 (29.1%)
Phototype: V–IV 94 (6.0%) 68 (6.0%) 24 (6.0%)
Non smokers 1121 (56.3%) 829 (53.7%) 240 (46.6%)  < 0.001
Former smokers 507 (25.5%) 374 (24.2%) 115 (22.3%)
Smokers 363 (18.2%) 341 (22.1%) 160 (31.1%)
Chronic cough 136 (6.8%) 217 (14.05%) 142 (27.6%)  < 0.001
Dry cough 75 (55.15%) 126 (58.1%) 100 (70.4%) 0.017
Wet cough 61 (44.85%) 91 (41.9%) 42 (29.6%) 0.017
GERD 202 (10.15%) 204 (13.2%) 109 (21.2%)  < 0.001
Asthma 141 (7.1%) 233 (15.1%) 131 (25.4%)  < 0.001
COPD 59 (2.96%) 77 (4.99%) 73 (14.17%)  < 0.001
Other bronchial disease 29 (1.5%) 97 (6.3%) 72 (14.0%)  < 0.001
Chronic rhinitis 56 (2.8%) 129 (8.35%) 95 (18.45%)  < 0.001
ACEi 473 (23.8%) 321 (20.8%) 138 (26.8%) 0.011
LCQ physical 4.8 (± 1.2) 4.0 (± 1.4) 3.4 (± 1.6)  < 0.001
LCQ psychological 4.9 (± 1.4) 4.15 (± 1.45) 3.5 (± 1.6)  < 0.001
LCQ social 5.2 (± 1.45) 4.3 (± 1.6) 3.5 (± 1.7)  < 0.001
LCQ 14.9 (± 3.7) 12.47 (4.2) 10.5 (± 4.7)  < 0.001