Association of Acne with Face Mask in Healthcare Workers Amidst the COVID-19 Outbreak in Karachi, Pakistan

Figures & data

Table 1 Characteristics of Patients with and without Acne

Variable	Total (N=193)	Acne Positive (n=103)	Acne Negative (n=90)	p-value
Age, years (mean ±SD)	27.50±6.10	26.24±4.28	28.94±7.44	0.002*
Gender (%)				0.039*
Male	71(36.8)	31(30.1)	40(44.4)
Female	122(63.2)	72(69.9)	50(55.6)
Occupation (%)				0.013*
Doctor	114(59.1)	71(68.9)	43(47.8)
Nurses	46(23.8)	16(15.5)	30(33.3)
Technician	2(1.0)	1(1.0)	1(1.1)
Pharmacist	2(1.0)	2(1.9)	0(0.0)
Others	29(15.0)	13(12.6)	16(17.8)
Mask type (%)
N-95	73(37.8)	46(44.7)	27(30.0)	0.036*
Surgical	186(96.4)	100(97.1)	86(95.6)	0.570
Cloth	3(1.6)	2(1.9)	1(1.1)	0.642
Duration of mask (%)				0.684
<4 hours	5(2.6)	2(1.9)	3(3.3)
4–8 hours	104(53.9)	58(56.3)	46(51.1)
>8 hours	84(43.5)	43(41.7)	41(45.6)
Frequency of changing mask daily (%)				0.343
None	63(32.6)	38(36.9)	25(27.8)
Once	96(49.7)	51949.5)	45(50.0)
Twice	31(16.1)	13(12.6)	18(20.0)
More than twice	3(1.6)	1(1.0)	2(2.2)
Skin type (%)				0.009*
Oily	106(54.9)	64(62.1)	42(46.7)
Dry	26(13.5)	7(6.8)	19(21.1)
Combination	61(31.6)	32(31.1)	29(32.2)
Use of comedogenic products (%)				0.598
Yes	135 (69.9)	80 (71.4)	55 (67.9)
No	58 (30.1)	32 (28.6)	26 (32.1)
Past history of acne (%)				0.000*
Yes	56(29.0)	44(42.7)	12(13.3)
No	137(71.0)	59(57.3)	78(86.7)
Family history of acne (%)				0.202
Yes	49(25.4)	30(29.1)	19(21.1)
No	144(74.6)	73(70.9)	71(78.9)

Note: Significant p-value *p≤0.05.

Figure 1 Distribution of acne.

Figure 2 Severity of acne according to mask type.