Table 2 Univariate analysis
From: A prospective study of tinea capitis in children: making the diagnosis easier with a dermoscope
|  | Female gender (n = 12) | Inflammatory TC (n = 8) | Non-inflammatory TC (n = 26) | Microscopic TC (n = 16) | Trichophytic TC (n = 10) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Broken hair | 92% | 62.5% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Scales* | 92% | 37.5% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Follicular keratosis* | 75% | 50% | 92% | 93.7% | 90% |
Black dots | 67% | 62.5% | 77% | 87.5% | 60% |
Bent hairs | 50% | 75% | 69% | 62.5% | 80% |
Erythema* | 50% | 100% | 54% | 31% | 90% |
Comma hairs* | 58% | 12.5% | 69% | 93.7% | 30% |
Crusts* | 33% | 100% | 35% | 25% | 50% |
Corkscrew hairs* | 58% | 0% | 46% | 62.5% | 20% |
Forked hairs | 25% | 25% | 35% | 31% | 40% |
Bar code-like hair | 8% | 12.5% | 31% | 37.5% | 20% |
Follicular pustules* | 17% | 87.5% | 4% | 6% | 0% |
Zigzag hair | 17% | 0% | 23% | 25% | 20% |
Translucent hair | 17% | 0% | 15% | 12.5% | 20% |
V-shaped hair* | 8% | 37.5% | 4% | 6% | 0% |
p Value* | 0.017 | 0.032/0.002/0.000 | 0.000/0.022 | 0.000/0.005 | 0.000 |