Exploratory cross-sectional study examines gut microbiota and inflammation in young women with rosacea, indicating potential links but requiring further validation.
Key Points
This study explores connections between gut microbiota, metabolic markers, and inflammation in young women with self-reported rosacea.
Cohort of Croatian women (N=300, ages 30-35) with 19 reporting rosacea; controls matched (n=281).
Assessment included questionnaires, blood parameters, and fecal 16S rRNA sequencing (QIIME2).
Statistical analysis used Mann–Whitney U tests with Benjamini–Hochberg FDR correction.
Rosacea associated with higher BMI (p = 0.037) and poorer sleep quality (p = 0.038).