Perera Magelage Prabhavi Nilupulee, Peiris Wadu Mesthrige Dilhani Mihiri, Pathmanathan Diranjala, Mallawaarachchi Sudaraka, Karunathilake Indika Mahesh
Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Advanced Computing and Simulation Laboratory (AχL), Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
J Cosmet Dermatol. 2018 Jun;17(3):431-436. doi: 10.1111/jocd.12431. Epub 2017 Sep 22.
Acne vulgaris is one of the commonest skin disorders affecting up to 80% of the world population at least during adolescence. Significant psychosocial effects such as depression and poor personality development have been linked with acne, especially in female adolescents. Various causative factors, including cosmetic exposure, have been attributed toward acne.
To analyze the association between frequent exposure to cosmetics and severity of acne in adolescent females.
A cross-sectional analytical study was performed on 140 girls from three schools in Colombo, Sri Lanka. A self-administered questionnaire was utilized to assess the patterns of cosmetic usage. Grading acne of the participants was performed by the researchers utilizing a standard acne grading scale.
The overall prevalence of acne in our study population was 91.4% with a mean acne grade of 3.09. At least one cosmetic type was used by 126 (90%) of the population. A Pearson correlation coefficient (r) value of .452 (P < .001) was obtained between cosmetic exposure and acne grade, which indicates a statistically significant correlation. A chi-square value of 22.875 was obtained at a degree of freedom of 2 (P < .001), enabling us to reject the null hypothesis that there is no significant association between cosmetic usage and acne severity.
Our results convey a significant positive association between frequent exposure to cosmetics and severity of acne in adolescent females. Girls of this age group must be made aware that cosmetic usage may be a potential aggravating factor for their facial acne.
寻常痤疮是最常见的皮肤疾病之一，至少在青春期影响着全球80%的人口。痤疮与抑郁和不良人格发展等重大心理社会影响有关，尤其是在女性青少年中。包括接触化妆品在内的各种致病因素都被认为与痤疮有关。
分析青少年女性频繁接触化妆品与痤疮严重程度之间的关联。
对来自斯里兰卡科伦坡三所学校的140名女孩进行了一项横断面分析研究。使用一份自填式问卷来评估化妆品使用模式。研究人员使用标准痤疮分级量表对参与者的痤疮进行分级。
我们研究人群中痤疮的总体患病率为91.4%，平均痤疮等级为3.09。126人（90%）至少使用一种化妆品。化妆品接触与痤疮等级之间的皮尔逊相关系数（r）值为0.452（P < 0.001），这表明存在统计学上的显著相关性。在自由度为2时获得的卡方值为22.875（P < 0.001），使我们能够拒绝化妆品使用与痤疮严重程度之间无显著关联的零假设。
我们的结果表明青少年女性频繁接触化妆品与痤疮严重程度之间存在显著的正相关。必须让这个年龄组的女孩意识到使用化妆品可能是她们面部痤疮的一个潜在加重因素。
