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Table 1 Baseline Patient Characteristics

From: Management of chest keloids

 

Total Patients (n = 58)

Age, years

32.00 (29.00-35.00)

Total size, cm

3.50 (2.00-5.00)

Age of keloids, years

6.00 (5.00-7.00)

BMI, kg/m2

23.00 (21.00-25.00)

Gender:

 

Female, n (%)

41 (70.7%)

Male, n (%)

17 (29.3%)

Previous treatment history:

 

No, n (%)

13 (22.4%)

Yes, n (%)

45 (77.6%)

Surgical excision, n (%)

2 (3.4%)

Steroid injection, n (%)

33 (56.9%)

Laser therapy, n (%)

5 (8.6%)

Acupuncture, n (%)

3 (5.3%)

cryotherapy, n (%)

2 (3.4%)

Etiology:

 

Acne scar, n (%)

20 (34.5%)

Cardiothoracic surgery, n (%)

12 (20.7%)

Burn scar, n (%)

10 (17.2%)

Infection, n (%)

10 (17.2%)

Idiopathic, n (%)

6 (10.4%)

  1. Values are median(IQR) for continuous variables and number (percentages) for categorical variables.