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. 2022 Dec 23;14(12):e32866. doi: 10.7759/cureus.32866

Table 2. Patient demographic of the studied sample.

Variables       Adolescent acne (AA) Early adult onset acne (EA)  Post-adolescent acne (PA) P-value
No (%) 160(47%)        80(23%)        100(29.3%)  
Duration (months) Mean±SD 20.34±19.2 36.23±34.65 55.1±38.7 0.05
Family history 104 (65) 52 (65) 62 (62) 0.99
Use of cosmetics   90 (56.25) 64 (80) 80 (80) 0.0098
Body Mass Index (BMI) Normal 94 (58.75) 34 (42.5) 40 (40%) 0.056
Overweight 58 (36.25) 34 (42.5) 36(36%) 0.7
Moderate- obesity 8 (5) 12 (15) 24(24%) 0.03
Mean±SD of BMI   24.1±3.52 25.2±5.59 26.7±3.61  
Fitzpatrick phototype I 0 2 (2.5) 6 (6) NA
II 60 (37.5) 16 (20) 24 (24) 0.058
III 82 (52.5) 56 (70) 48 (48) 0.4
IV 16 (10) 6 (7.5) 22 (22) 0.06