Alotaibi Moteb K, Adam Ishag
Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine Qassim University Buraidah Saudi Arabia.
Faculty of Medicine University of Khartoum Khartoum Sudan.
Health Sci Rep. 2025 Apr 20;8(4):e70688. doi: 10.1002/hsr2.70688. eCollection 2025 Apr.
Acne is a major health problem among adolescents. There is little published epidemiological data on the association between acne and body mass index (BMI) among adolescents, and no study has been conducted in Sudan. We aimed to assess the prevalence of acne and the possible associated factors (including body mass index [BMI]) among adolescent schoolchildren in the River Nile in Sudan.
A cross-sectional survey was conducted among adolescents (males and females) during the 3-month period (July-September 2022). A questionnaire was used to collect sociodemographic information, and their BMIs were computed from their weights and heights, which were measured using a standard procedure. Multivariate binary regression analysis was conducted.
Of the 384 enrolled adolescents, 177 (46.1%) were males and 297 (53.9%) were females. The median (interquartile) of the age and BMI were 15.1 (14.0-16.3) years and 18.4 (16.4-21.5) kg/m, respectively. One hundred and forty adolescents (36.5%) had acne, which was mild in 109 (28.4%), moderate in 28 (7.3%), and severe in three (0.8%) adolescents. After adjusting, age (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 1.21, 95% confidence interval, CI = 1.04-1.41) and BMI (AOR = 1.10, 95% CI = 1.01‒1.14) were positively associated with acne. Females were at a higher risk of having acne (AOR = 2.59, 95% CI = 1.64‒4.08).
Our results showed a high prevalence of acne among Sudanese adolescents, especially females, and its prevalence increased with age and BMI.
痤疮是青少年中的一个主要健康问题。关于青少年痤疮与体重指数（BMI）之间关联的已发表流行病学数据很少，且苏丹尚未开展相关研究。我们旨在评估苏丹尼罗河地区青少年学生中痤疮的患病率及其可能的相关因素（包括体重指数[BMI]）。
在2022年7月至9月这3个月期间，对青少年（男性和女性）进行了一项横断面调查。使用问卷收集社会人口统计学信息，并根据用标准程序测量的体重和身高计算他们的BMI。进行了多变量二元回归分析。
在384名登记的青少年中，177名（46.1%）为男性，297名（53.9%）为女性。年龄和BMI的中位数（四分位间距）分别为15.1（14.0 - 16.3）岁和18.4（16.4 - 21.5）kg/m²。140名青少年（36.5%）患有痤疮，其中109名（28.4%）为轻度，28名（7.3%）为中度，3名（0.8%）为重度。调整后，年龄（调整优势比[AOR] = 1.21，95%置信区间，CI = 1.04 - 1.41）和BMI（AOR = 1.10，95% CI = 1.01 - 1.14）与痤疮呈正相关。女性患痤疮的风险更高（AOR = 2.59，95% CI = 1.64 - 4.08）。
我们的结果显示，苏丹青少年中痤疮的患病率很高，尤其是女性，且其患病率随年龄和BMI的增加而升高。
