Ekici, YahyaMoray, Gokhan2022-08-042022-08-0420210020-8868https://watermark.silverchair.com/i0020-8868-105-1-30.pdf?token=AQECAHi208BE49Ooan9kkhW_Ercy7Dm3ZL_9Cf3qfKAc485ysgAAAwYwggMCBgkqhkiG9w0BBwagggLzMIIC7wIBADCCAugGCSqGSIb3DQEHATAeBglghkgBZQMEAS4wEQQM_Ek2b-ymNt1dR-YAAgEQgIICuczs3MfzKLZ_QKSoS6eIjrNLpgXrkTtfARaQMUXtjh4Y_4Nvt-jWruk_TA7Kg7HkYQm3Wb5F9CBM6E5QBQ1UrFwAtFVvwQOt40SHKZA4vPqnCHt5Qe8YFhHykZ1kPtUrzXpcq96UUSRSk1fJICvVFYOpriUaUF36BUsh2_nhJXUimDqSpl0Sa9PvNsoaUkCoxzKYAGZGI_KK0ZtMPCul0ZX2sot7SggARzJ9eNWEcOGblgcYMClGRsSVjCek9AjI2jrexcpA_ZrEquMy9ZfRvIokaNcICxCFCmF5c7l7sh5yPsRAt3efNvgioKC4qnDzIiA8ffz2a_m2sXAkGE0gxOgof96TJE6-Fkcf99_55a3h_hAdqrKxZkKsHAuqvrGHUmWkVTFgOHA2a6MGweXhl_HhDySiU4Xi5CDWKLLoPUJ8WIMG6ye7-c9sDbNhSt0ssbY0hmp2dAHVLY_4tljYJd0foDyp8xAowDREL5rm86EARB3siV3KlpbY6dqz5X78T2uUTmTyax_hSUM4qzGWjQc5t-Ixr3_fVCf-GLvfOjigPH2jaKPIGe5IrLKc2NpvB1OhK4-KbUFYNyQ_tI_Eokzuiryc6B1KOPoNPWvYovWgA-kJtU4opzG5qDeJdU19jUpxo8dp_47SxP8TVV-JQMTeyu9ap7QTHRAN0jBQWGQ_2EO8wHgMTsth3IBWkZXUL0FzRWzr5kyXuSiTjT9YK6vi98OPhM8SAgngOodZG6Xz9B1VHClJUw7DM68y7jmLzr-gE_n_N6-hQIsTkqp0MjsEroAr6LA0HDo7UaS9EOu098TXxcmR8Zhzwe0vcgqHVui6XxAv0xYGAeaIGyD45TtxURaIDUzxkMlr_Ao3lS4yXw0nikUom8kF5KXscoaVcvKbRwujv0oZfU0uuZKbM2QLJKE2Dfxsgrshttp://hdl.handle.net/11727/7227The aim of this study is to analyze both previously proposed and new risk factors for the development of pilonidal sinus. This is a prospective case-control study consisting of 145 patients with pilonidal sinus disease (n = 45) and a control group (n = 100). All patients were admitted to the department of general surgery between January 2013 and May 2015. The patients' age, family history, medical history, sitting time in a day, sitting posture, body mass index (BMI), Garn hairiness score, and hair type were evaluated. There were significant differences between the groups in the following characteristics: age (P = 0.01); positive family history (P = 0.01); medical history (P = 0.01); sitting time in a day (P = 0.01); sitting posture (P = 0.01); BMI (P = 0.01); Garn score (P = 0.01); and hair type. Multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that positive family history (P = 0.03); Garn score (P = 0.05); medical history (P = 0.01); and sitting posture (P = 0.02) were independent risk factors for the development of pilonidal sinus disease.enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPilonidal sinusHair folliclePili multigeminiarticle1051-330350007081535000072-s2.0-85117769821