Letter to the Editor

Response to: Comment on “Prevalence, Etiology, and Risk Factors of Tinea Pedis and Tinea Unguium in Tunisia”

Table 2

Correlation between factors associated with foot mycosis.

Ritual washing0.751
Diabetes0.9270.452
Peripheral vascular disease0.9730.580.988
Dermatological pathology0.8870.3630.9950.969
Obesity0.8830.3550.9940.9671.000
Physical activities0.940.4890.9990.9930.9900.989
Family history of foot mycosis0.9940.6870.9590.9890.9260.9230.970
Application of henna0.8800.3510.9940.96611.0000.9880.921
Communal shower0.8580.9830.6070.7180.5260.5190.6390.8070.515
Nail trauma0.9900.6520.9710.9960.9430.9400.9790.9980.9380.779
Wearing used shoes0.9910.6680.9580.9890.9280.9250.9640.9910.9220.7920.995
Season0.9550.8350.8350.8960.7790.7750.8610.9490.7730.9120.9280.911
Psoriasis0.880.350.9940.966110.9880.92110.5140.9380.9230.772
Fungal infection of the skin0.8810.3530.9940.966110.9880.92210.5170.9390.9240.7731
Occlusive shoes0.9330.4640.9990.9910.9930.9920.9970.9610.9910.6180.9740.9650.8330.9910.992
Swimming pools0.9090.4090.9990.9810.9990.9980.9950.9430.9980.5680.9590.9460.8050.9980.9980.998
Smoking0.8890.3680.9960.971110.9900.92810.5310.9450.930.7821.0001.0000.9940.999
Walking barefoot0.9090.4120.9990.9810.9990.9980.9960.9450.9980.570.9590.9440.8120.9980.9980.99710.999
Pedicure0.9380.4740.9990.9920.9920.9910.9970.9640.9900.6270.9770.9680.8380.9900.99010.9970.9920.996
Thermal station0.9050.4040.9980.9780.9990.9980.9950.9420.9980.5630.9560.940.810.9980.9980.9960.9990.99910.995
Associated fingernails0.9060.4060.9990.9790.9990.9980.9960.9430.9980.5650.9570.9420.810.9980.9980.9970.9990.99910.9961
Immunosuppressive drugs0.9880.6460.9730.9960.9460.9430.9820.9980.9420.77310.9920.9310.9410.9420.9750.9610.9470.9620.9780.9590.960
SexRitual washingDiabetesPVDDPObesityPAFHApplication of hennaCSNail traumaWearing USSeasonpsoriasisFungal ISOcclusive ShoesSwimming poolsSmokingWBPedicureThermal stationAFO

Correlation is significant at 0.05; correlation is significant at 0.01; AFO: associated fingernail onychomycosis; CS: communal shower; DP: dermatological pathology; FH: family history; PA: physical activities; PVD: peripheral vascular disease; WB: walking barefoot.