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Richard MA, Paul C, Nijsten T, Gisondi P, Salvalastru C, Taieb C, Trakatelli M, Puig L, Stratigos A. Prevalence of most common skin diseases in Europe: a population-based study. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2022; 36:1088-1096. [PMID: 35274366 PMCID: PMC9415115 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.18050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND The assessment of the prevalence of diseases is of primary importance in planning health policies. No complete data on the prevalence of skin diseases across European countries are available. OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of the most frequent skin conditions or diseases in 27 European countries (24 EU countries, plus Norway, Switzerland, and UK). METHODS We conducted a population-based study on representative and extrapolable samples of the general population aged 18 years or more in each of the 27 countries surveyed. Participants were selected using a stratified, proportional sampling with replacement design. Data were collected using a web-based online survey. All participants were asked to fill in a questionnaire with sociodemographic data and to declare if they have had one or more skin conditions or diseases during the previous 12 months. RESULTS A total of 44,689 participants from 27 countries responded to the questionnaire, 21,887 (48.98%) men and 22,802 (51.02%) women. The proportion of participants who reported having suffered from at least one dermatological condition or disease during the previous 12 months was 43.35% [95% CI 42.89%, 43.81%)]. The projection in the total population of the 27 countries included in the study resulted in 185,103,774 individuals affected by at least one dermatological condition or disease. Accordingly, we can estimate that more 94 million Europeans complain of uncomfortable skin sensations like itch, burning, or dryness. The most frequent conditions were fungal skin infections (8.9%), acne (5.4%), and atopic dermatitis or eczema (5.5%). Alopecia, acne, eczema and rosacea were more common in women, whereas men were more likely to suffer from psoriasis and sexually transmitted infections. CONCLUSION Skin diseases are an important public health concern. Their high prevalence has to be taken into account in planning access to dermatological care to address patient needs.
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- Marie Aleth Richard
- CEReSS-EA 3279, Research Centre in Health Services and Quality of Life Aix Marseille University , Dermatology Department, University Hospital Timone, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, APHM, 13385, Marseille, France
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- Service de dermatologie, Université de Toulouse et CHU, Toulouse
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- Department of Dermatology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Section of Dermatology and Venereology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric Dermatology, Colentina Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
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- Second department of Dermatology and Venerology of Aristotle School of Medicine Papageorgiou Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology, Andreas Syggros Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Neena V, Asokan N, Jose R, Sarin A. Prevalence of eczema among older persons: A population-based cross-sectional study. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2021; 89:426-430. [PMID: 34491677 DOI: 10.25259/ijdvl_990_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2019] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND There are very few population-based studies on the prevalence of eczema among older persons Aims: To estimate the prevalence and types of eczema in those aged 65 years or more in the community and to evaluate the effectiveness of community-based interventions for case finding. METHODS In the first stage of this cross-sectional survey, trained health workers of a non-governmental organization surveyed the eligible population and identified persons likely to have eczema. In the second stage, dermatologists examined such persons to ascertain the diagnosis. Statistical analysis was done using Epi Info software version 7. Prevalence of eczema was expressed in percentages. Chi-square test was used for comparing the difference in prevalence of eczema in various age groups and sex. RESULTS Health workers identified 98 persons as possible cases of eczema after interviewing 385 older persons in the community. Among them 95 persons were examined by dermatologists and 44 were confirmed to have eczema (diagnostic accuracy of health workers = 46.3%).Point prevalence of eczema was 11.4% (44/385). Prevalence was similar in males and females. It was greater (18.2 %) among persons aged 81 years or more. Asteatotic eczema, gravitational eczema and lichen simplex chronicus were the more common types of eczema. LIMITATIONS Possible underestimation of the prevalence rates due to limited medical knowledge of health workers; limited facilities for examination and investigations at the medical camps and home visits. CONCLUSION There appears to be a considerable burden of eczema among older persons in the community. A community-based approach involving non-governmental organizations has the potential to identify cases and offer care close to their homes.
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- Vijayan Neena
- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Government Medical College, Thrissur, Kerala, India
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Government Medical College, Thrissur, Kerala, India
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- Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Thrissur, Kerala, India
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Government Medical College, Thrissur, Kerala, India
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Iskandar IYK, Parisi R, Griffiths CEM, Ashcroft DM. Systematic review examining changes over time and variation in the incidence and prevalence of psoriasis by age and gender. Br J Dermatol 2020; 184:243-258. [PMID: 32358790 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.19169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is a lack of any overview of changes over time and variation in the epidemiology of psoriasis with age and between genders. OBJECTIVES To perform a systematic review of published population-based studies on variations in psoriasis incidence and prevalence with age and between genders, and to explore trends in psoriasis epidemiology over time. METHODS Eleven electronic and regional databases were searched from their inception dates to October 2019. No language restrictions were applied. Studies were eligible if they reported on changes in psoriasis incidence and/or prevalence over time and/or by age group and gender. RESULTS In total 308 papers were critically appraised, from which 90 studies from 22 countries were included. Incidence data confirmed a clear bimodal age pattern in psoriasis onset, with the first and second peaks at around 30-39 and 60-69 years of age, respectively, and evidence suggesting that it presents slightly earlier in women than in men. Prevalence data showed an increasing trend with age until around 60 or 70 years, after which it decreases. Although there was lack of agreement on specific gender differences in psoriasis incidence and prevalence, a slight male predominance was reported in several studies. Studies worldwide suggested a stable or slightly decreasing trend in psoriasis incidence, while an increasing trend in psoriasis prevalence has been consistently reported. One particular challenge faced was the vastly different methodologies used in the included studies, which contributed to some of the heterogeneity of the results. CONCLUSIONS Studies on changes over time in the occurrence of psoriasis have contributed to a greater appreciation of the increasing burden of the disease. However, further research is required to determine the reasons driving the increase in psoriasis prevalence over time.
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- I Y K Iskandar
- Centre for Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, Division of Pharmacy and Optometry, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.,NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
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- NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK.,Division of Informatics, Imaging & Data Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK.,Dermatology Centre, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
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- Centre for Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, Division of Pharmacy and Optometry, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.,NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
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Pardo LM, Hamer MA, Liu F, Velthuis P, Kayser M, Gunn DA, Nijsten T. Principal component analysis of seven skin-ageing features identifies three main types of skin ageing. Br J Dermatol 2019; 182:1379-1387. [PMID: 31519034 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.18523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND The underlying phenotypic correlations between wrinkles, pigmented spots (PS), telangiectasia and other related facial-ageing subphenotypes are not well understood. OBJECTIVES To analyse the underlying phenotypic correlation structure between seven features for facial ageing: global wrinkling, perceived age (PA), Griffiths photodamage grading, PS, telangiectasia, actinic keratosis (AK) and keratinocyte cancer (KC). METHODS This was a cross-sectional study. Facial photographs and a full-body skin examination were used. We used principal component analysis (PCA) to derive principal components (PCs) of common variation between the features. We performed multivariable linear regressions between age, sex, body mass index, smoking and ultraviolet radiation exposure and the PC scores derived from PCA. We also tested the association between the main PC scores and 140 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) previously associated with skin-ageing phenotypes. RESULTS We analysed data from 1790 individuals with complete data on seven features of skin ageing. Three main PCs explained 73% of the total variance of the ageing phenotypes: a hypertrophic/wrinkling component (PC1: global wrinkling, PA and Griffiths grading), an atrophic/skin colour component (PC2: PS and telangiectasia) and a cancerous component (PC3: AK and KC). The associations between lifestyle and host factors differed per PC. The strength of SNP associations also differed per component with the most SNP associations found with the atrophic component [e.g. the IRF4 SNP (rs12203592); P-value = 1·84 × 10-22 ]. CONCLUSIONS Using a hypothesis-free approach, we identified three major underlying phenotypes associated with extrinsic ageing. Associations between determinants for skin ageing differed in magnitude and direction per component. What's already known about this topic? Facial ageing is a complex phenotype consisting of different features including wrinkles, pigmented changes, telangiectasia and cancerous-related growths; it is not clear how these phenotypes are related to each other and to other phenotypes. A few studies have described two main clinical phenotypes for photoageing, namely hypertrophic ageing and atrophic ageing, which have been based solely on the clinical assessment of photoageing characteristics. What does this study add? We are the first to use epidemiology data to identify three main components associated with photoageing, namely a hypertrophic component (global wrinkling; perceived age; Griffiths grading) and atrophic component (pigmented spots; telangiectasia) and a cancer component (actinic keratosis; keratinocyte cancer). Association analysis showed different effects and direction of environmental determinants and genetic associations with the three components, with the most significant gene variants associations found for the atrophic component.
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- L M Pardo
- Department of Dermatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Dermatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department ofGenetic Identification, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.,Key Laboratory of Genomic and Precision Medicine, Beijing Institute of Genomics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department ofGenetic Identification, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Unilever R&D, Colworth Science Park, Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire, MK44 1LQ, U.K
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- Department of Dermatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Lichterfeld-Kottner A, Lahmann N, Blume-Peytavi U, Mueller-Werdan U, Kottner J. Dry skin in home care: A representative prevalence study. J Tissue Viability 2018; 27:226-231. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtv.2018.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2018] [Revised: 05/30/2018] [Accepted: 07/01/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Svensson A, Ofenloch R, Bruze M, Naldi L, Cazzaniga S, Elsner P, Goncalo M, Schuttelaar ML, Diepgen T. Prevalence of skin disease in a population-based sample of adults from five European countries. Br J Dermatol 2018; 178:1111-1118. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.16248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- A. Svensson
- Department of Dermatology; Lund University; Skåne University Hospital; Malmö Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Social Medicine; Occupational and Environmental Dermatology; University Hospital Heidelberg; Heidelberg Germany
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology; Lund University; Skåne University Hospital; Malmö Sweden
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- Department of Dermatology; Azienda Ospedaliera papa Giovanni XXIII; Bergamo, Centro Studi GISED - FROM Presidio Ospedaliero Matteo Rota; Via Garibaldi 13/15 24122 Bergamo Italy
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- Department of Dermatology; Azienda Ospedaliera papa Giovanni XXIII; Bergamo, Centro Studi GISED - FROM Presidio Ospedaliero Matteo Rota; Via Garibaldi 13/15 24122 Bergamo Italy
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- Department of Dermatology; University Hospital Jena; Jena Germany
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- Department of Dermatology; Coimbra University Hospital; Faculty of Medicine; University of Coimbra; Coimbra Portugal
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- Department of Dermatology; University of Groningen; University Medical Center Groningen; Groningen the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Social Medicine; Occupational and Environmental Dermatology; University Hospital Heidelberg; Heidelberg Germany
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