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Table 3 Association of familial history with lower and higher grades of acne severity grades and scarring

From: Modifiable and non-modifiable epidemiological risk factors for acne, acne severity and acne scarring among Malaysian Chinese: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Acne severity

Acne scarring

Mild vs. controls

Moderate/severe vs. controls

Grade 1/2 vs. controls

Grade 3/4 vs. controls

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Maternal Acne

 Yes

2.953 (2.261–3.856)

2.792 (1.925–4.049)

3.068 (2.347–4.012)

3.941 (2.034–7.636)

 No

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Paternal Acne

 Yes

3.703 (2.788–4.919)

2.611 (1.760–3.875)

3.642 (2.732–4.854)

4.143 (2.135–8.042)

 No

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Parental Acne

 None

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Only 1 parent

3.509 (2.375–5.208)

3.937 (2.326–6.667)

4.032 (2.717–5.952)

14.925 (6.135–35.714)

 Both

3.802 (2.778–5.236)

3.106 (1.984–4.854)

3.774 (2.740–5.208)

5.848 (2.481–13.889)

Sibling Acne

 Yes

3.507 (2.722–4.520)

2.521 (1.746–3.639)

3.372 (2.607–4.360)

6.021 (2.748–13.193)

 No

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Familial Acne

 None

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 At least 1 parent/sibling

4.695 (3.546–6.211)

3.185 (2.128–4.762)

4.310 (3.257–5.714)

6.993 (2.890–16.949)

  1. All results were from multivariate analysis on familial history, adjusted fro age and gender
  2. All OR have significance of p < 0.001