RESULTS
The patient group consisted of 102 and the control group consisted of 104 participants. The mean age was 20.9 ± 3.9 years old in the case group and 21.8 ± 5.0 years old in the control group. There was no significant difference between the groups in terms of age and gender (p >0.05). While the mean body mass index of the cases was 21.69 ± 2.99 kg / m2, it was 21.99 ± 3.56 kg / m2 in the control group (p = 0.505). The mean acne duration was 3.86 ± 2.57 years. The socio-demographic characteristics of the participants are shown in Table 1. Smoking rates were found to be significantly higher in the patient group.
The nutritional and bowel habits of the participants are shown in Table 2. Meal habits, daily water and tea intake and number of vegetables, fruits, fast-food and defecations were not different in acne and control group. The amount of coffee consumed per day were significantly higher in the patient group (p = 0,04).
According to the acne severity, 55.9% (n = 57) were medium, 39.2% (n = 40) were mild, 3.9% (n = 4) were severe and 1%. (n = 1) were found to have a very serious acne type. The mean global acne score was 20.32 ± 6.83 points. Anxiety-depression scores and dietary fiber knowledge scores of the study participants are shown in Table 3.Anxiety scores were found to be significantly higher in the patient group (p = 0.005)
Of the case group, 2.9% (n = 3) stated that their bowel pattern was changed during the period of acne. When the case group was classified according to Bristol stool scale, 33.3% (n = 34) were type 3, 27.5% (n = 28) were type 2, 12.7% (n = 13) were type 6, 9.8% (n = 10) were type 5, 7.8% (n = 8) were type 1, 5.9% (n = 6) were type 4 and 2.9% (n = 3) were type 7.In the control group, 37.5% (n = 39) were type 2, 31.7% (n = 33) were type 3, 10.6% (n = 11) were type 1, 10.6% (n = 11) were type 5, 4.8% (n = 5) were type 4 and 4.8% (n = 5) were type 6. There was no significant difference between the patient and control groups in terms of stool types (p = 0.114).
Irritable Bowel Syndrome was present in 15.7% (n = 16) of the subjects participating in the study and 22.1% (n = 23) of the control group. When the case and control groups were compared in terms of the presence of IBS, no significant difference was found between them (p = 0.317).
When the cases were compared in terms of the presence of IBS according to acne severity, no significant relationship was found (p = 0.162) (Table 4). Correlations between GAGS and Physical Activity Scores, BMI and dietary fiber knowledge of the subjects are demonstrated in Table 5.