Table 1.
Socio- demographic clinical variables of participants n=250
| Socio - demographic variables | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (in years) | |
| 13-19 | 87 (34.8) |
| 20-25 | 163 (65.2) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 141 (56.4) |
| Female | 109 (43.6) |
| Marital | |
| Married | 13 (5.2) |
| Unmarried | 237 (94.8) |
| Area of residency | |
| Rural | 58 (23.2) |
| Urban | 192 (76.8) |
| Education | |
| Up to secondary education | 44 (17.6) |
| Senior secondary education | 64 (25.6) |
| Graduate/post graduate (PG) | 142 (56.8) |
| Occupation | |
| Student | 173 (69.2) |
| Private job/Govt job | 51 (20.4) |
| Others | 26 (10.4) |
| Socio-economic status (se-status) | |
| Upper class (UC) | 27 (10.8) |
| Upper middle class (UMC) | 113 (45.2) |
| Lower middle class (LMC) | 83 (33.2) |
| Upper lower class (ULC) | 27 (10.8) |
| Clinical variables | Frequency (%) |
| Family history (father/mother/sibling) | 137 (54.8) |
| Yes | 113 (45.2) |
| No | |
| Skin type | |
| Oily | 228 (91.2) |
| Dry | 8 (3.2) |
| Normal | 14 (5.6) |
| Nutrition (BMI) | |
| Underweight (<18.5) | 61 (24.4) |
| Normal (18.5-24.9) | 166 (66.4) |
| Overweight (25-29.9) | 23 (9.2) |
| Acne grade | |
| 1 | 17 (6.8) |
| 2 | 60 (24.0) |
| 3 | 92 (36.8) |
| 4 | 46 (18.4) |
| 5 | 37 (14.0) |
| Clinical variables | Mean±SD |
| Duration of acne (in years) | 3.69±2.38 |
| Age of onset in (in year) | 16.90±3.10 |
| Number of visits to Doctor (for acne) | 2.18±2.47 |
| Cleaning behaviour (frequency of face washing/day) | 3.40±1.68 |
| Duration of acne (in years) | 3.69±2.38 |