Variables   Males 33 (67.3%) Females 16 (32.7%) Total 49 p value#
Number of clinical adverse events 1 28 (84.8%) 10 (71.4%) 38 .419*
>1 5 (15.2%) 4 (28.6%) 9
Occurrence of clinical adverse events No 0 (0%) 2 (12.5%) 2 .102†
Yes 33 (100%) 14 (87.5%) 47
Occurrence of laboratory adverse events No 32 (97.0%) 16 (100%) 48 .673†
Yes 1 (3.0%) 0 (0%) 1
GAGS T1 5 (0-25) 2 (0-25) 5 (0-25) 876*
AQoL T1 93 (15-120) 92 (20-120) 92 (15-120) 393*
GAGS% improvement 47.7% (15.9%-93.2%) 51.1% (9.1%-81.8%) 50.0% (9.1%-93.2%) 429*
AQoL% improvement 30.0% (7.0%-78.0%) 33.0% (3.0%-94.0%) 30.0% (3.0%-94.0%) 337*
# p value<0.05; *Mann-Whitney U test for quantitative variables; †Fisher test for qualitative variables; GAGS: global acne grading system; AQoL: acne quality of life.
Table 2: Adverse events and GAGS and AQoL values and percentage of improvement at T1, expressed per gender.