Association between smoking and acne vulgaris: a case-control study
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2017-04-11
2018-06-24
50 - 54
Keywords
- smoking
- acne vulgaris
Abstract
Acne vulgaris is a very common skin disease. It affects almost everybody at a certain age. Many studies tried to understand the role of smoking in the pathogenesis of acne. Unfortunately, contradictory results have been reported. The goal of this study is to conduct a case-control study investigating the association between smoking and acne vulgaris. A case-control study was performed during October 2017. A questionnaire was administered to be filled carefully. Our cases were outpatients who have visited dermatologists for acne. Controls were students randomly chosen from Al-Quds University. Acne stratification based on mild, moderate, severe was done according to the number and type of acne. Crude and adjusted Odds Ratios (OR) with the 95%confidence interval (95%CI) were used. Crude and adjusted OR between acne and smoking showed no association except for people above the age of 20 years old. Crude OR was at 0.782 with 95% IC= (0.451-1.354); adjusted OR for sex and age was at 1.237 with 95% CI (0.654-2.319) and 1.453 with 95% CI (0.770-2.740), respectively. Adjusted OR for people ≥20 years of age was significant at 1.779 with 95% CI (1.006-3.148). There was no association between acne and smoking based on the results we obtained. Nevertheless, smokers who were ≥20 years of age had a slight increase in risk compared to smokers who were <20 years of age, with a significant adjusted OR ratio of 1.779 95% CI (1.006-3.148).
Aljaberi, L., Salameh, A. E., Qari, J., & Abuyaqoub, H. (2018). Association between smoking and acne vulgaris: a case-control study. Palestinian Medical and Pharmaceutical Journal, 3(2), 50–54. https://doi.org/10.59049/2790-0231.1039
[1]L. Aljaberi, A. E. Salameh, J. Qari, and H. Abuyaqoub, “Association between smoking and acne vulgaris: a case-control study,” Palestinian Medical and Pharmaceutical Journal, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 50–54, Dec. 2018, doi: 10.59049/2790-0231.1039.
Aljaberi, Loay, et al. “Association between Smoking and Acne Vulgaris: A Case-Control Study.” Palestinian Medical and Pharmaceutical Journal, vol. 3, no. 2, Dec. 2018, pp. 50–54. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.59049/2790-0231.1039.
1.Aljaberi L, Salameh AE, Qari J, Abuyaqoub H. Association between smoking and acne vulgaris: a case-control study. Palestinian Medical and Pharmaceutical Journal [Internet]. 2018 Dec;3(2):50–4. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.59049/2790-0231.1039
Aljaberi, Loay, Alaa Eddin Salameh, Jalil Qari, and Hothaifa Abuyaqoub. “Association between Smoking and Acne Vulgaris: A Case-Control Study.” Palestinian Medical and Pharmaceutical Journal 3, no. 2 (December 2018): 50–54. https://doi.org/10.59049/2790-0231.1039.
Association between smoking and acne vulgaris: a case-control study
معلومات المقال
2017-04-11
2018-06-24
50 - 54
الكلمات الإفتتاحية
- smoking
- acne vulgaris
الملخص
Acne vulgaris is a very common skin disease. It affects almost everybody at a certain age. Many studies tried to understand the role of smoking in the pathogenesis of acne. Unfortunately, contradictory results have been reported. The goal of this study is to conduct a case-control study investigating the association between smoking and acne vulgaris. A case-control study was performed during October 2017. A questionnaire was administered to be filled carefully. Our cases were outpatients who have visited dermatologists for acne. Controls were students randomly chosen from Al-Quds University. Acne stratification based on mild, moderate, severe was done according to the number and type of acne. Crude and adjusted Odds Ratios (OR) with the 95%confidence interval (95%CI) were used. Crude and adjusted OR between acne and smoking showed no association except for people above the age of 20 years old. Crude OR was at 0.782 with 95% IC= (0.451-1.354); adjusted OR for sex and age was at 1.237 with 95% CI (0.654-2.319) and 1.453 with 95% CI (0.770-2.740), respectively. Adjusted OR for people ≥20 years of age was significant at 1.779 with 95% CI (1.006-3.148). There was no association between acne and smoking based on the results we obtained. Nevertheless, smokers who were ≥20 years of age had a slight increase in risk compared to smokers who were <20 years of age, with a significant adjusted OR ratio of 1.779 95% CI (1.006-3.148).
Aljaberi, L., Salameh, A. E., Qari, J., & Abuyaqoub, H. (2018). Association between smoking and acne vulgaris: a case-control study. Palestinian Medical and Pharmaceutical Journal, 3(2), 50–54. https://doi.org/10.59049/2790-0231.1039
[1]L. Aljaberi, A. E. Salameh, J. Qari, and H. Abuyaqoub, “Association between smoking and acne vulgaris: a case-control study,” Palestinian Medical and Pharmaceutical Journal, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 50–54, Dec. 2018, doi: 10.59049/2790-0231.1039.
Aljaberi, Loay, et al. “Association between Smoking and Acne Vulgaris: A Case-Control Study.” Palestinian Medical and Pharmaceutical Journal, vol. 3, no. 2, Dec. 2018, pp. 50–54. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.59049/2790-0231.1039.
1.Aljaberi L, Salameh AE, Qari J, Abuyaqoub H. Association between smoking and acne vulgaris: a case-control study. Palestinian Medical and Pharmaceutical Journal [Internet]. 2018 Dec;3(2):50–4. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.59049/2790-0231.1039
Aljaberi, Loay, Alaa Eddin Salameh, Jalil Qari, and Hothaifa Abuyaqoub. “Association between Smoking and Acne Vulgaris: A Case-Control Study.” Palestinian Medical and Pharmaceutical Journal 3, no. 2 (December 2018): 50–54. https://doi.org/10.59049/2790-0231.1039.

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