TY - JOUR KW - Acne Vulgaris KW - Adolescent KW - Adult KW - Female KW - Humans KW - Male KW - Odds Ratio KW - Risk Factors KW - Smoking KW - Surveys and Questionnaires AU - Firooz A AU - Sarhangnejad R AU - Davoudi SM AU - Nassiri-Kashani M AB -

BACKGROUND: There are contradictory reports on the relationship between acne vulgaris and cigarette smoking. The objective of this study was to examine the relation between acne and cigarette smoking in a case-control study.

METHODS: A questionnaire on smoking habits was offered to 350 patients with acne vulgaris and 350 patients suffering from skin diseases other than acne, aged 15-40 years, attending in a skin clinic in Tehran, Iran. The patients completed the questionnaires anonymously in the waiting room.

RESULTS: Two hundred and ninety-three patients with acne (response rate 83.7 %) and 301 patients with other skin diseases (response rate 86.0 %) completed the questionnaires. Twelve acne patients (4.1 %) and 27 control patients (9.0 %) were current smokers (odds ratio = 0.43, 95% confidence limits 0.22 - 0.87, p < 0.05). But after adjustment for sex, this difference was not significant (odds ratio: 0.61, 95% CI: 0.30-1.26, p > 0.05, Mantel-Haenszel test).

CONCLUSION: An association between acne and cigarette smoking was not found in this study.

BT - BMC dermatology C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15790395?dopt=Abstract DA - 2005 Mar 24 DO - 10.1186/1471-5945-5-2 J2 - BMC Dermatol. LA - eng N2 -

BACKGROUND: There are contradictory reports on the relationship between acne vulgaris and cigarette smoking. The objective of this study was to examine the relation between acne and cigarette smoking in a case-control study.

METHODS: A questionnaire on smoking habits was offered to 350 patients with acne vulgaris and 350 patients suffering from skin diseases other than acne, aged 15-40 years, attending in a skin clinic in Tehran, Iran. The patients completed the questionnaires anonymously in the waiting room.

RESULTS: Two hundred and ninety-three patients with acne (response rate 83.7 %) and 301 patients with other skin diseases (response rate 86.0 %) completed the questionnaires. Twelve acne patients (4.1 %) and 27 control patients (9.0 %) were current smokers (odds ratio = 0.43, 95% confidence limits 0.22 - 0.87, p < 0.05). But after adjustment for sex, this difference was not significant (odds ratio: 0.61, 95% CI: 0.30-1.26, p > 0.05, Mantel-Haenszel test).

CONCLUSION: An association between acne and cigarette smoking was not found in this study.

PY - 2005 EP - 2 T2 - BMC dermatology TI - Acne and smoking: is there a relationship? VL - 5 SN - 1471-5945 ER -