Table 1.

Characteristics of patients with melasma and controls.

	Group M	Group B	p value
Age (years)	39.57 ± 7.76	36.4 ± 6.29	0.391
BMI	22.31 ± 2.69	21.57 ± 1.60	0.539
Dietary Habits*
Greasy	3.29 ± 0.76	2.2 ± 1.03	0.024
Light	2.14 ± 0.38	3.1 ± 0.99	0.017
Yogurt/Probiotics	2.14 ± 0.69	2.9 ± 0.88	0.065
Meat	3.57 ± 0.98	2.4 ± 0.97	0.029
Vegetables	2.14 ± 0.69	3.1 ± 0.88	0.024
mMASI	3.32 ± 1.15

^*Dietary Habits: Preference of food, rated 1 to 5.