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Table 4 The relationship between ethnicity and acanthosis nigricans in Study 2 (N = 107)

From: Does insulin resistance co-exist with glucocorticoid resistance in the metabolic syndrome? Studies comparing skin sensitivity to glucocorticoids in individuals with and without acanthosis nigricans

Acanthosis Nigricans Graded

ETHNICITY

Total

 

AFRO

INDO

OTHER

 

0

9 (28.1)

19 (28.4)

2 (20.0)

30 (27.5)

1

6 (18.8)

16 (23.9)

2 (20.0)

24 (22.0)

2

6 (18.8)

10 (14.9)

2 (20.0)

18 (16.5)

3

7 (21.9)

17 (25.4)

1 (10.0)

25 (22.9)

4

4 (12.5)

5 (7.5)

3 (30.0)

12 (11.0)

TOTAL

32

67

10

109