Serum Zinc Level in Patients with Severe Genital Warts: A Case-Control Study in a Dermatology Hospital
Table 1
The clinical characteristics of patients with genital warts.
Clinical characteristics
Male ()
Female ()
Total ()
Duration (q1, q3, wk)
16 (4–25)
7.5 (4–16)
8 (4–22)
0.13
Recurrence, n (%)
27 (66%)
14 (38%)
41 (53%)
0.01†
Number of lesions (q1, q3)
6 (3 – 9)
8 (4–11)
7 (4–10)
0.07
Sites of lesions (%)
Glans, 61%
Vulva, 89%
Shaft, 24%
Vagina, 24%
Anal, 24%
Cervix, 35%
Meatus, 20%
Meatus, 14%
Perineum, 10%
Perineum, 5%
Number of sites, n (%)
0.19†
1
27 (66%)
19 (51%)
46 (59%)
>1
14 (34%)
18 (49%)
32 (41%)
Spread, n (%)
0.41†
Mild
18 (44%)
13 (35%)
31 (40%)
Moderate
16 (39%)
13 (35%)
29 (37%)
Severe
7 (17%)
11 (30%)
18 (23%)
Number of lesions, n (%)
0.08†
<10
31 (76%)
21 (57%)
52 (67%)
≥10
10 (24%)
16 (43%)
26 (33%)
q1: 1st quartile; q3: 3rd quartile; wk: weeks; : Mann-Whitney test; †: chi-squared test. There was a significant difference in recurrence between male and female patients (, chi-squared test), but not in the number of sites affected, number of lesions, or the spread.
