Table 3

Frequency of culture results and diabetes in patients with pityriasis versicolor compared with normal subjects.
Group
 Patient
 Normal
Culture results
 Positive
 Negative
 Total
 Positive
 Negative
 Total
 statistical result
Diabetes
 No
 %
 No
 %
 No
 %
 No
 %
 No
 %
 No
 %
Positive
 2
 66.7
 1
 33.3
 3
 100.0
 2
 50.0
 2
 50.0
 4
 100.0
 f.p = 0.6
Negative
 102
 73.4
 37
 26.6
 139
 100.0
 58
 60.4
 38
 39.6
 96
 100.0
 X2 = 4.39 P = 0.04
Total
 104
 73.2
 38
 26.8
 142
 100.0
 60
 60.0
 40
 40.0
 100
 100.0
 X2MH = 3.97 P = 0.046

f.p: fisher exact test p-value; X2: Chi square; P: P value; X2MH: Mantel-Haenszel Chi square No: Number; %: Percent.

Tarazooie et al. BMC Dermatology 2004 4:5   doi:10.1186/1471-5945-4-5