Gender Differences in Clinicoepidemiological Features of Vitiligo: A Cross-Sectional Analysis
Table 2
Table showing the association between sex and characteristics of vitiligo in 168 patients in Navi Mumbai, India*.
Characteristics
Unadjusted models
Adjusted models**
Age (years)
0–12
1.00 (0.43–2.31)
12.1–25
1.71 (0.86–3.39)
25.1–45
0.82 (0.44–1.52)
>45
0.62 (0.26–1.48)
Age of onset (years)
0–12
1.81 (0.91–3.57)
12.1–25
1.19 (0.61–2.38)
25.1–45
0.38 (0.19–0.79)
>45
1.32 (0.47–3.74)
Site of initial lesion
Head
0.31 (0.06–1.57)
0.32 (0.06–1.63)
Lips
1.62 (0.51–5.20)
1.64 (0.51–5.26)
Hands and fingers
0.83 (0.39–1.78)
0.86 (0.40–1.88)
Feet
2.40 (0.60–9.65)
2.17 (0.53–8.93)
Trunk
0.67 (0.28–1.56)
0.67 (0.29–1.58)
Genitals
1.32 (0.28–6.08)
1.29 (0.28–6.01)
Face
0.75 (0.28–2.03)
0.72 (0.27–1.96)
Legs
1.47 (0.70–3.09)
1.46 (0.69–3.06)
Type of vitiligo
Localised
1.97 (0.94–4.15)
1.97 (0.94–4.17)
Vulgaris
1.12 (0.60–2.11)
1.14 (0.61–2.13)
Segmental
0.75 (0.16–3.46)
0.71 (0.15–3.29)
Eruptive
2.08 (0.37–11.65)
2.14 (0.38–12.07)
Lip-tip
3.38 (1.04–10.96)
3.47 (1.07–11.29)
Universal
0.33 (0.03–3.23)
0.34 (0.03–3.32)
Family history of vitiligo
17.09 (2.19–>100)
16.87 (2.16–131.69)
H/o spread
0.82 (0.42–1.61)
0.83 (0.43–1.62)
Trichrome
1.14 (0.44–2.97)
1.11 (0.42–2.90)
Depigmented
2.02 (1.09–3.76)
1.99 (1.07–3.71)
Hypopigmented
0.59 (0.14–2.56)
0.59 (0.14–2.55)
Previtiligo
1.01 (0.06–16.46)
0.97 (0.06–15.87)
Leucotrichia
8.85 (1.08–72.46)
8.72 (1.06–71.53)
Koebner’s phenomenon
12.17 (2.73–54.18)
12.14 (2.73–54.09)
The reference for each model is sex: female. Thus, for family h/o vitiligo, the adjusted odds ratio is 16.87 (95% confidence intervals 2.16 to 131.69) compared with females. Adjusted for age.
