Table 2. The association between insulin resistance and acne vulgaris .

* Insulin resistance is defined as either C-peptide > 1.89 ng/ml or TyG index ≥ 4.49

TyG: triglyceride-glucose index; IR: insulin resistance

 

Insulin Resistance *		Cases (n = 43)	Controls (n = 48)	P-value
C-peptide	IR	35 (81.39%)	13 (27.11%)	0.001
	No IR	8 (18.61%)	35 (72.91%)
TyG index	IR	29 (67.44%)	9 (18.75%)	0.001
	No IR	14 (32.56%)	39 (81.25%)