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Clinical diagnosis was done, followed by appropriate investigations when required. Descriptive data was analyzed on the parameters of range, mean \u00b1 S.D., frequencies, etc., Continuous variables were analyzed using unpaired\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">t<\/jats:italic>\n                      -test\/Mann\u2013Whitney U test and categorical data by Fisher's exact test\/Chi-square test. Statistical software Medcalc version 10.2.0.0 for Windows vista was used.\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      value =0.05 was considered statistically significant.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      250 patients were evaluated, 164 males (65.5%) and 86 females (34.4%). Mean age was 67.87 \u00b1 7.29 years. Commonest disease category was infection (30%), followed by dermatitis (29.6%), papulo-squamous (18.4%), and immunobullous (6.4%). Difference in acute and chronic disease was significant (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.0001). 30% had infections; fungal (50.66%), bacterial (32%), and viral (17.33%). 74 patients had dermatitis (29.6% of study population). Commonest systemic disease was hypertension (23.2%), followed by diabetes mellitus (19.6%). Association of diabetes mellitus was significant (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.0014), more in infective dermatoses (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.0007). All had signs of aging; idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis (51.2%), xerosis (45.2%), seborrheic keratosis (42.6%), cherry angioma (33.2%), senile acne (6.6%). Photoaging was noted as wrinkling (98.8%), freckles (35.6%), purpura (10.8%), telangiectasia (5.6%). People involved in outdoor activity had higher Glogau scale (3.01 \u00b1 0.69) compared to those indoors (2.44 \u00b1 0.74), statistically significant difference (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.001).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our study is the first of its kind, in Eastern India, where we evaluated and explored the disease pattern and extent of geriatric dermatoses among patients attending dermatology OPD of a tertiary care hospital.<\/jats:p>\n                  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