Results
Demographic data
During the evaluated time period, 127 women had a diagnosis of LP. This population represented 8.4% (127/1515) of all patients evaluated at the vulvar diseases’ clinic. Mean age was 59.0±2.9 years (17-90 years-old); most women were older than 50 years (78%, n=99) and post-menopausal (74.8%, n=92). Among the latter, 13.3% (n=11) were on hormone therapy.
We had information about body mass index in 83 patients and, of those, 37 (45.1%) were obese (BMI ≥ 30Kg/m2). Smoking was reported by 5 (4.1%) women.