Table 2 Comparison of acne severity and depression, anxiety, and stress scores among participants based on sociodemographic variables and family history.

From: Understanding the impact of acne vulgaris and associated psychological distress on self-esteem and quality of life via regression modeling with CADI, DLQI, and WHOQoL

 

Global Acne Grading Severity (GAGS)

Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS)

Acne severity (mean score ± SEM)

Depression (mean score ± SEM)

Anxiety (mean score ± SEM)

Stress (mean score ± SEM)

Gender

 Male

21.77 ± 1.05

8.90 ± 0.35

7.20 ± 0.37

10.50 ± 0.37

 Female

27.34 ± 0.65

10.18 ± 0.25

8.29 ± 0.36

11.84 ± 0.32

 p

0.000**

0.003**

0.042*

0.007**

 t

4.762

3.025

2.055

2.736

Age

 16 to 20 years

25.81 ± 0.80

9.75 ± 0.31

7.95 ± 0.40

11.36 ± 0.37

 21 to 25 years

23.95 ± 1.08

9.21 ± 0.34

7.47 ± 0.43

11.14 ± 0.39

 26 to 30 years

25.91 ± 1.47

10.33 ± 0.50

8.36 ± 0.58

11.52 ± 0.60

 p

0.323

0.133

0.424

0.839

 F

1.138

2.043

0.863

0.176

BMI

 16 to 20

23.41 ± 1.09

9.18 ± 0.37

6.72 ± 0.53

10.28 ± 0.47

 21 to 25

25.24 ± 0.79

9.64 ± 0.29

7.99 ± 0.34

11.40 ± 0.31

 26 to 30

26.82 ± 1.59

10.30 ± 0.52

8.88 ± 0.57

12.30 ± 0.58

 p

0.156

0.188

0.014*

0.016*

 F

1.881

1.689

4.371

4.277

Employment status

 Student

24.82 ± 0.70

9.60 ± 0.23

7.79 ± 0.29

11.22 ± 0.28

 Service holder

27.52 ± 1.39

10.41 ± 0.51

8.41 ± 0.59

12.21 ± 0.57

 Housewife

23.38 ± 1.90

9.04 ± 0.70

7.42 ± 0.90

10.58 ± 0.78

 p

0.111

0.147

0.51

0.131

 F

2.229

1.945

0.676

2.059

Socioeconomic status

 10,000 and less

25.39 ± 1.38

9.26 ± 0.50

7.96 ± 0.68

11.04 ± 0.58

 10,000 to 30,000

24.67 ± 0.96

9.76 ± 0.33

7.90 ± 0.43

11.40 ± 0.39

 30,000 and above

25.50 ± 0.98

9.67 ± 0.21

7.77 ± 0.37

11.30 ± 0.37

 p

0.812

0.718

0.962

0.886

 F

0.208

0.332

0.039

0.121

Habitat

 Urban

25.29 ± 0.72

9.61 ± 0.25

7.93 ± 0.31

11.33 ± 0.29

 Rural

24.50 ± 1.17

9.85 ± 0.42

7.59 ± 0.46

11.24 ± 0.44

 p

0.59

0.637

0.586

0.876

 t

0.539

0.473

0.546

0.157

Sleep hours

 4 to 6 h

26.02 ± 1.17

10.00 ± 0.38

8.20 ± 0.47

11.76 ± 0.45

 7 to 8 h

24.64 ± 0.70

9.52 ± 0.26

7.69 ± 0.32

11.11 ± 0.28

 9 to 10 h

23.14 ± 2.55

8.57 ± 0.81

6.86 ± 0.99

9.86 ± 1.20

 p

0.439

0.294

0.455

0.189

 F

0.828

1.234

0.792

1.686

Acne affected area

 Face

26.31 ± 0.97

10.28 ± 0.37

8.92 ± 0.41

12.03 ± 0.38

 Trunk

23.93 ± 1.26

9.05 ± 0.31

6.57 ± 0.39

10.40 ± 0.54

 Face and trunk

24.38 ± 1.00

9.50 ± 0.39

7.97 ± 0.51

10.96 ± 0.38

 p

0.235

0.032*

0.000**

0.027*

 F

1.461

3.514

8.857

3.702

Age of acne onset

 Before ten years

25.71 ± 1.95

9.95 ± 0.50

9.33 ± 0.63

12.19 ± 0.75

 11 to 20 years

24.85 ± 0.77

9.62 ± 0.27

7.26 ± 0.34

11.20 ± 0.30

 After 20 years

25.44 ± 1.17

9.61 ± 0.45

8.53 ± 0.48

11.06 ± 0.51

 p

0.855

0.865

0.009**

0.341

 F

0.157

0.146

4.854

1.084

Family history of acne

 Present

26.83 ± 1.00

9.65 ± 0.30

8.03 ± 0.41

11.39 ± 0.36

 Absent

23.76 ± 0.74

9.68 ± 0.30

7.71 ± 0.34

11.24 ± 0.34

 p

0.013*

0.95

0.552

0.754

 t

2.527

0.063

0.597

0.314

  1. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01.
  2. t = Independent samples t-test; F = One-way ANOVA, Bonferroni post hoc analysis.
  3. Bold values indicate significant differences.