Does smoking influence acne?

C M Mills; T J Peters; A Y Finlay

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2230.1993.tb00986.x

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Does smoking influence acne?

C M Mills·T J Peters·A Y Finlay

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Abstract

One hundred and sixty-five patients with acne completed a questionnaire on smoking habits. Amongst 96 males, 19.7% were smokers (95% confidence interval 12.4-29.2%) compared to an expected prevalence of 34.5% from national statistics (P < 0.001). For 69 females, a prevalence of 12.1% (95% confidence interval 6.1-23.3%) was obtained compared to 32.7% expected (P < 0.001). The findings of this study support the hypothesis that some component of cigarette smoke, possibly nicotine, has an anti-inflammatory action on acne.

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C M Mills, T J Peters, A Y Finlay. 1993. Does smoking influence acne?. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2230.1993.tb00986.x

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