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Psychological high-risk factors for acne: A prospective and cohort study
Yidan Zhang1† ,
Yi Wang2† ,
He Zeng3 ,
Yi Zhang1 ,
Nan Wu1 ,
Haiping Zhang1*
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1
Department of Dermatology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing,
China
2
Department of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children’s Health, Beijing,
China
3
Department of Endocrinology, Genetics and Metabolism, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children’s Health, Beijing,
China
Submitted: 12 May 2023 | Accepted: 26 June 2023 | Published: 10 July 2023
© 2023 by the Author(s). This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )
Abstract
The present study explored the role of psychological factors and sleep quality in acne. Participants were recruited to assess the occurrence of acne monthly, and depression, anxiety, and sleep status were evaluated using the patient health questionnaire-9, self-rating anxiety scale, and the pittsburgh sleep quality index. Generalized estimating equations compared the effects of different factors on the occurrence of acne. Depression and moderate sleep quality were significantly related to acne (P < 0.05). Meanwhile, depression and sleep quality (moderate and poor) were significantly associated with inflammatory acne (P < 0.05). In conclusion, depression and sleep problems may be involved in the pathogenesis of acne, especially inflammatory acne. We recommend paying more attention to depression and sleep quality in patients to prevent acne.
Keywords
Acne
Depression
Anxiety
Sleep quality
Funding
None.
Conflict of interest
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
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