Research Article

[Retracted] TCM Treatment and Drug Co-Occurrence Analysis of Psoriasis

Table 1

Comparison of lesion distribution and triggering factors between genders with psoriasis.

Total N = 12031, n (% = n/N)Male (N1 = 7206), n1 (% = n1/N1)Female (N2 = 4825), n2 (% = n2/N2)

Triggering factors
 Season7243 (60.2)4388 (60.9)2861 (59.3)0.203
 Stress4151 (34.5)2414 (33.5)1790 (37.1)<0.001
 Smoking626 (5.2)533 (7.4)92 (1.9)<0.001
 Alcohol2214 (18.4)1794 (24.9)405 (8.4)<0.001
 Sphagitis3296 (27.4)1816 (25.2)1486 (31.0)<0.001
Lesions distribution
 Leg9348 (77.7)5355 (74)3993 (83)<0.001
 Scalp9024 (75.0)5797 (80)3227 (67)<0.001
 Elbow8069 (67.1)4757 (66)3312 (69)0.183
 Thigh8042 (66.8)4558 (63)3484 (72)<0.001
 Forearm7620 (63.3)4402 (61)3218 (67)<0.05
 Back7602 (63.2)4173 (58)3429 (71)<0.001
 Upper arm7298 (60.7)4104 (57)3194 (66)<0.001
 Waist6639 (55.2)3719 (52)2920 (61)<0.001
 Abdomen6405 (53.2)3442 (48)2963 (61)<0.001