Dermatologist Julie C. Harper, MD, FAAD, associate professor of dermatology at the University of Alabama in Birmingham, Ala., and her colleagues at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine found that a significant proportion of adults continue to be plagued by acne well beyond the teenage years, especially women.
The research team surveyed a random sample of men and women to determine the prevalence of persistent acne that continued after adolescence or new adult-onset acne.
A total of 1,013 men and women aged 20 years and above were asked to complete a one-page questionnaire designed to evaluate the prevalence of acne in adults across various age groups. Survey questions gauged whether the participant had ever had acne or pimples, including during their teens or later in life (in their 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s or older).
The survey also asked participants to judge whether their acne had become better, worse or stayed the same since their teenage years.
When asked whether they had ever had a pimple or acne, a vast majority (73.3 percent) of participants responded that at one time or another they had dealt with acne.
The majority also reported that they had experienced acne as teenagers, with the number of men and women affected by the condition nearly identical, 68.5 percent of male participants and 66.8 percent of female participants.
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