Table 2 Comparison of acne variables in case and control groups during one and three months
| Â | Baseline | After 1 month | After 3 months | Change% p value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Baseline to Month1 | Baseline to Month3 | Month1 to Month3 | |
Volume | |||||||||
Control | 134.45 | 78.88 | 99.86 | 40.97 | – | – | − 18.12% 0.112 | – | – |
Case | 131.90 | 63.04 | 84.23 | 44.41 | – | – | − 33.87% 0.026 | – | – |
Area | |||||||||
Control | 11.43 | 5.52 | 9.36 | 3.69 | – | – | − 14.97% 0.069 | – | – |
Case | 12.66 | 5.68 | 8.43 | 3.87 | – | – | − 30.03% 0.033 | – | – |
Depth | |||||||||
Control | 10.86 | 1.57 | 10.14 | 0.90 | – | – | − 5.06% 0.310 | – | – |
Case | 9.86 | 1.07 | 9.14 | 0.90 | – | – | − 6.88% 0.047 | – | – |
Epidermal thickness | |||||||||
Control | 67.71 | 8.69 | 78.28 | 7.91 | 83.75 | 21.03 | + 16.17% 0.001 | + 33.75% 0.158 | + 12.91% 0.360 |
Case | 66.43 | 9.91 | 85.43 | 12.82 | 85.25 | 8.46 | + 30.24% 0.009 | + 41.95% 0.064 | + 9.50% 0.378 |
Dermal thickness | |||||||||
Control | 687.71 | 110.53 | 801.14 | 111.90 | 893.75 | 47.89 | + 17.89% 0.033 | + 29.59% 0.042 | + 10.40% 0.119 |
Case | 629.43 | 111.49 | 965.57 | 155.36 | 981.25 | 78.57 | + 58.81% 0.008 | + 61.27% 0.002 | + 11.11% 0.101 |
Complete thickness | |||||||||
Control | 755.43 | 112.47 | 879.43 | 113.30 | 977.50 | 66.14 | + 17.65% 0.028 | + 29.75% 0.045 | + 29.75% 0.093 |
Case | 695.86 | 114.65 | 1051.00 | 161.84 | 1066.50 | 71.39 | + 55.45% 0.007 | + 58.99% 0.001 | + 10.89% 0.101 |