Table 2: Comparison and relationship of the InI in the population.

Variable

Category

 

R

p

Age

-

-

0.24

0.082 Ѧ

 

< 61 years

≥ 61 years

-

-

InI

1.3(1.1-1.9)

1.75 (1.2-2.7)

-

0.04 Ѫ

Gender

-

-

-

-

 

Male

Female

-

-

InI

1.56 (1.25-2.03)

1.38 (1.25-2.63)

-

0.73 Ѫ

Time of evolution

-

-

0.009

0.95 Ѧ

 

< 10 years of DM2

≥ 10 years of DM2

-

 

InI

1.78 (1.25-2.34)

1.64 (1.25-2.0)

-

0.56 Ѫ

Glycemic control

-

-

-0.23

0.097 Ѧ

 

HbA1c < 7%

HbA1c ≥ 7%

-

-

InI

1.75 (1.25-2.84)

1.37 (1.19-1.94)

-

0.12 Ѫ

Cylindrical dandruff

 

 

0.36

0.008 Ѧ

HbA1c: Glycosylated Hemoglobin; InI: Infestation Index; Ѧ: Spearman's correlation coefficient; Ѫ: Mann-Whitney U