Age, Body Mass and Physical Activity Determinants of Facial Acne Severity among Southern Nigerian Adolescents and Young Adults

IF 0.2 4区医学 Q4 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL West Indian Medical Journal Pub Date : 2018-01-18 DOI:10.7727/wimj.2017.162

Cc Anyachukwu, Okk Onyeso, C. Ezema

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Objective: To explore the relationship between severities of acne with age, body mass index (BMI) and physical activity index (PAI) of the patients. Methods: The study employed a cross-sectional design. Acne patients were recruited through quota sampling across Faculties of a University, 120 subjects met the inclusion requirements and gave individual consent; however, only 105 completed the study. A 25 cm2 quadrant, Global Acne Grading Scale (GAGS), Kaiser Physical Activity Survey (KPAS) and BMI apparatus were used to measure: acne lesion count and density, facial distribution and severity, PAI, and BMI, respectively. Multiple regression, and Spearman’s correlation were used for inferential statistical analysis. Results: Subjects’ characteristics were: age (22 ± 4 years), BMI (25.3 ± 3.5), PAI (2.5 ± 0.4) and 5 ± 1.7 acne eruptions per 25 cm2 of face. Multiple regression showed that age, BMI and PAI significantly predicted acne severity, F (3,101) = 4.272, p = 0.012, R2 = 0.293. Conversely, only age (ρ = -0.513, p = 0.002, CI = 99%) had a significant (inverse) relationship with acne severity; there is no significant relationship between acne and BMI (ρ = 0.034, p = 0.846, C.I = 95%) or PAI (ρ = -0.313, p = 0.067, CI = 95%). Conclusion: Age of subjects had a significant correlation with acne severity. However, BMI and PAI had no significant relationship with acne.

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尼日利亚南部青少年和年轻人面部痤疮严重程度的年龄、体重和体力活动决定因素

目的：探讨痤疮的严重程度与患者年龄、体重指数（BMI）和体力活动指数（PAI）的关系。方法：本研究采用横断面设计。痤疮患者是通过大学各学院的配额抽样招募的，120名受试者符合入选要求并给予个人同意；然而，只有105人完成了这项研究。使用25 cm2象限、全球痤疮分级量表（GAGS）、凯撒体力活动调查（KPAS）和BMI仪分别测量：痤疮病变数量和密度、面部分布和严重程度、PAI和BMI。多元回归和Spearman相关用于推断统计分析。结果：受试者的特征为：年龄（22±4岁）、BMI（25.3±3.5）、PAI（2.5±0.4）和每25 cm2面部有5±1.7次痤疮爆发。多元回归显示，年龄、BMI和PAI显著预测痤疮严重程度，F（3101）=4.272，p=0.012，R2=0.293。相反，只有年龄（ρ=-0.513，p=0.002，CI=99%）与痤疮严重程度有显著（相反）关系；痤疮与BMI（ρ=0.034，p=0.846，C.I=95%）或PAI（ρ=0.313，p=0.067，CI=95%）之间没有显著关系。结论：受试者的年龄与痤疮的严重程度有显著相关性。然而，BMI和PAI与痤疮没有显著关系。

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West Indian Medical Journal 医学-医学：内科

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