Table 1 Clinical and demographic data for patients with melasma
From: African ancestry is associated with facial melasma in women: a cross-sectional study
Age of melasma onset (years)a | 27.2 (8.3) |
Reported trigger factor − N (%) | |
Pregnancy | 48 (40) |
Sun exposure | 44 (37) |
HC | 26 (22) |
HRT | 2 (2) |
Cosmetics/Treatments | 7 (6) |
Stressful events | 3 (3) |
Others | 6 (5) |
Affected facial site − N (%) | |
Zygomatic | 60 (50) |
Frontal | 48 (40) |
Upper lip | 44 (37) |
Temporal | 39 (33) |
Mentonian | 25 (21) |
Mandibular | 22 (18) |
Parotid | 20 (17) |
Nasal | 19 (16) |
Glabelar | 15 (13) |
Affected facial sitesb | 3 (2–4) |