Sociodemographic Characteristics of Acne among University Students in Damascus, Syria

Table 1

The Sociodemographic factors associated with acne formation.

Characteristics	Acne positive		𝜒^2	𝑃 value
	Male (%); 𝑁=284	Female (%); 𝑁=212
Sex	122 (42.9)	50 (23.6)	23.48	<0.0001
Mean age ± S.D	18.13±0.59	19.04 ± 1.106	𝑡=6.8	<0.0001
Location
Face	118 (96.7)	46 (92)	67.7	<0.001
Shoulders	48 (39.3)	17 (34)
Others	23 (18.9)	7 (14.0)
Living with family
Yes	50 (41)	33 (66)	54.9	<0.0001*
No	72 (59)	17 (34)	6.27	<0.05**
Stress
Always	58 (47.5)	26 (52)	27.88	<0.0001*
Absence	23 (18.9)	10 (20)	19.64	<0.001**
Occasional	41 (33.6)	14 (28)
Washing face/day
1-2	47 (38.5)	19 (38)	8.1	<0.025*
3–5	47 (38.5)	20 (40)	11.21	<0.004**
>5	28 (23)	11 (22)
Washing body/week
1-2	42 (34.4)	8 (16)	14.0	<0.001*
3–5	51 (41.8)	11 (22)	4.44	>0.05**
>5	29 (23.8)	31 (62)
BMI (Kg/m^2)
<20	5 (18.5)	3 (8.1)	8.74	0.05*
20–24	55 (36.6)	29 (35.8)	22.6	<0.0001**
25–29	29 (47.5)	7 (10.5)
≥30	6 (60)	3 (60)
Menstrual cycles
Yes		40
No		10

∗Male, ∗∗female.