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Basfar 2023 — Severity of acne, stress, and food habits of medical students at Taif University, Saudi Arabia

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Cross-sectional PubMed-indexed study used for cautious stress and acne-severity association context.

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What Studied

Cross-sectional study of acne severity, perceived stress, and food habits among 585 undergraduate medical students.

Main Findings

Students with severe stress had higher mean acne severity scores, and perceived stress scores had a positive correlation with acne severity scores.

Why It Matters

It supports cautious wording that stress may be linked with acne severity for some people, while the study design cannot prove stress alone causes breakouts.

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Severity of acne, stress, and food habits of medical students at Taif University, Saudi Arabia

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Basfar 2023 — Severity of acne, stress, and food habits of medical students at Taif University, Saudi Arabia
Quick Summary
Cross-sectional PubMed-indexed study used for cautious stress and acne-severity association context.
What Studied
Cross-sectional study of acne severity, perceived stress, and food habits among 585 undergraduate medical students.
Main Findings
Students with severe stress had higher mean acne severity scores, and perceived stress scores had a positive correlation with acne severity scores.
Why It Matters
It supports cautious wording that stress may be linked with acne severity for some people, while the study design cannot prove stress alone causes breakouts.
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