Living With Acne Vulgaris in Young Adults: A Holistic Examination of Its Impact on Quality of Life Using the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI).

Cureus · 2025 · PMC11806962 · PMID 39925569

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Highly significant associations were found between duration of acne, post-acne hyperpigmentation, and grade of acne with DLQI scores (all p<0.001), showing that longer duration, hyperpigmentation, and higher grades of acne significantly worsened QoL.

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[ 17 ] observed a slight trend toward more severe acne in older adolescents, possibly due to population or geographic differences.

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