Diaper rashes can indicate systemic conditions other than diaper dermatitis

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Table 2 Factors associated with type of diaper rashes

Factors	Skin condition caused by the presence of the diaper (n = 125)	Rashes exacerbated by the diaper (but not directly caused by it) (n = 101)	Eruptions present regardless of the presence of the diaper (n = 74)	p-value
Sex				< 0.001
Male	37 (29.60)	62 (61.39)	35 (47.30)
Female	88 (70.40)^a	39 (38.61)^b	39 (52.70)^ab
Age (months)				< 0.001
age < 24	103 (82.40)^a	71 (70.30)^ab	38 (51.35)^b
age > = 24	22 (17.60)	30 (29.70)	36 (48.65)
Age (months)				< 0.001
age < 12	90 (72.00)^a	69 (68.32)^ab	34 (45.95)^b
age > = 12 - < 24	13 (10.40)	2 (1.98)	4 (5.41)
age > = 24	22 (17.60)^a	30 (29.70)^ab	36 (48.65)^b
Diaper use	(n = 124)	(n = 98)	(n = 74)	< 0.001
No	33 (26.61)^ab	15 (15.31)^a	35 (47.30)^b
Yes	91 (73.39)	83 (84.69)	39 (52.70)
Other site of skin lesion				< 0.001
No	124 (99.20)^a	90 (89.11)^b	17 (22.97)^c
Yes	1 (0.80)	11 (10.89)	57 (77.03)

Different superscripts (a, b, c, ab) in the same row indicate a significant difference between groups (chi-squared test, multiple comparison test by Bonferroni, p < 0.05)

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