<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><bold>Objective</bold>. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of practices and attitudes towards lifestyle in adolescence as risk or protective factors, for both the acne occurrence and lesions’ severity.<bold>Methods</bold>. A cross-sectional study based on a self-reported questionnaire was conducted during 4 months on 148 high school students, aged 16-20 years, in a high school community of Tîrgu Mureș. Acne prevalence and severity, demographic and anthropometric characteristics, the family history of acne vulgaris, smoking behavior and the weekly intake of certain food categories supposed to increase the risk of acne vulgaris were evaluated. Statistical analysis was performed in terms of Odds ratio, Confidence Interval and Chi-square (p&lt;0.05) methods.<bold>Results</bold>. In the investigated community, acne prevalence was found of 47.30%, while 78 subjects (control group) had no facial acne lesions. In acne group: 57.1% had family history of acne, 62.9% were smokers, 22.9% were overweight or obese and 84.3% did not receive any dietary information from specialists. 41.4% were not fish consumers, while 74.3% rarely or never were eating fruits and vegetables. Statistically significant differences between the two analyzed groups were found in terms of sweets, carbonated drinks, dietary fat, white bread, fish, fruits and vegetables weekly intake.<bold>Conclusions</bold>. Family history, smoking behavior, excessive dietary fat, sweets, carbonated drinks and white bread could be considered as risk factors in acne vulgaris. An increased weekly intake of fish, vegetables and fruits, may have a protective effect in acne development or severity.</abstract>

Objective. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of practices and attitudes towards lifestyle in adolescence as risk or protective factors, for both the acne occurrence and lesions’ severity.Methods. A cross-sectional study based on a self-reported questionnaire was conducted during 4 months on 148 high school students, aged 16-20 years, in a high school community of Tîrgu Mureș. Acne prevalence and severity, demographic and anthropometric characteristics, the family history of acne vulgaris, smoking behavior and the weekly intake of certain food categories supposed to increase the risk of acne vulgaris were evaluated. Statistical analysis was performed in terms of Odds ratio, Confidence Interval and Chi-square (p<0.05) methods.Results. In the investigated community, acne prevalence was found of 47.30%, while 78 subjects (control group) had no facial acne lesions. In acne group: 57.1% had family history of acne, 62.9% were smokers, 22.9% were overweight or obese and 84.3% did not receive any dietary information from specialists. 41.4% were not fish consumers, while 74.3% rarely or never were eating fruits and vegetables. Statistically significant differences between the two analyzed groups were found in terms of sweets, carbonated drinks, dietary fat, white bread, fish, fruits and vegetables weekly intake.Conclusions. Family history, smoking behavior, excessive dietary fat, sweets, carbonated drinks and white bread could be considered as risk factors in acne vulgaris. An increased weekly intake of fish, vegetables and fruits, may have a protective effect in acne development or severity.

Diet, Smoking and Family History as Potential Risk Factors in Acne Vulgaris – a Community-Based Study

Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Dermopharmacy and Cosmetology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Tîrgu Mureș, Romania

Faculty of Medicine, Student, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Tîrgu Mureș, Romania

Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Tîrgu Mureș, Romania

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Objective. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of practices and attitudes towards lifestyle in adolescence as risk or protective factors, for both the...

Diet, Smoking and Family History as Potential Risk Factors in Acne Vulgaris – a Community-Based Study

Published Online: May 20, 2016

Page range: 173 - 181

Received: Nov 22, 2015

Accepted: Jan 05, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/amma-2016-0007

Keywords
acne vulgaris, diet, smoking, family history, risk factors

© 2016 Al Hussein Stela Mariana et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Diet, Smoking and Family History as Potential Risk Factors in Acne Vulgaris – a Community-Based Study

Published Online: May 20, 2016

Page range: 173 - 181

Received: Nov 22, 2015

Accepted: Jan 05, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/amma-2016-0007

Keywordsacne vulgaris, diet, smoking, family history, risk factors

© 2016 Al Hussein Stela Mariana et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
acne vulgaris, diet, smoking, family history, risk factors