Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of HS patients.
| Characteristics | HS Patients (n = 100) | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender (n %) | Male | 59 (59%) |
| Female | 41 (41%) | |
| Mean Age (mean, SD) | 34.0 ± 12.2 | |
| Smoking (n [%]) | Yes | 56 (56%) |
| No | 44 (44%) | |
| BMI (mean, SD [kg/m2]) | 30.76 ± 6.42 | |
| Obesity (n [%]) | 50 (50%) | |
| Education (n [%]) | Primary school | 12 (12%) |
| Secondary school | 37 (37%) | |
| University | 27 (27%) | |
| Vocational | 24 (24%) | |
| Marital Status (n [%]) | Single | 54 (54%) |
| Married | 39 (39%) | |
| Divorced | 7 (7%) | |
| Widow | 0 (0%) | |
| Place of Inhabitancy (n [%]) | City | 71 (71%) |
| Village | 29 (29%) | |
| Disease Duration (mean, SD) | 7.51 ± 6.39 | |
| Diagnostic Delay (mean, SD) | 4.38 ± 3.39 | |
| Age of Onset (mean, SD) | 32.49 ± 11.88 | |
| Pain (NRS) (mean, SD) | 5.58 ± 2.87 | |
| Hurley (n [%]) | I | 27 (27%) |
| II | 61 (61%) | |
| III | 12 (12%) | |
| HSS (mean, SD) | 36.45 ± 26.2 | |
| IHS4 (mean, SD) | 15.88 ± 12.87 | |
| DLQI (mean, SD) | 14.51 ± 6.7 | |
SD—standard deviation; BMI—Body Mass Index; NRS—Numeric Rating Scale; HSS—Modified Hidradenitis Suppurativa Score; IHS4—International Hidradenitis Suppurativa Severity Score System; DLQI—Dermatology Life Quality Index.