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.