A survey of the current status of atopic dermatitis among children aged 2-6 years in Nanjing city

VernacularTitle:南京市2～6岁儿童特应性皮炎现况调查
Author: Wenkai ZONG ; Meiwen YU ; Nan SHENG ; Xu YAO ; Heng GU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Dermatitis,atopic; Prevalence; Child
From: Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2014;47(10):708-710
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the prevalence of atopic dermatitis (AD) among children aged 2-6 years in Nanjing city.Methods A questionnaire survey was carried out in children aged 2-6 years in 7 main districts of Nanjing City.Results A total of 13 061 children were investigated,among which,768 were diagnosed as AD,including 410 boys and 358 girls.The prevalence rate of AD was 5.88％ (95％ CI,5.48％-6.28％) in total,6.16％ (95％ CI,5.59％-6.74％) in boys and 5.59％ (95％ CI,5.02％-6.15％) in girls.Higher prevalence rate of AD was observed in boys compared with girls,and in children whose place of birth was in urban areas compared with those in rural areas.In addition,the prevalence rate of AD increased with age and with the rise in parental educational level.Conclusions Rapid economic development has dramatically changed life habits,dietary structure and residential environment of people,which can influence the prevalence of AD.