1.Prevalence of Atopic Dermatitis among Korean Adults Visiting Health Service Center of the Catholic Medical Center in Seoul Metropolitan Area, Korea.
Min Joo KIM ; Tae Wook KANG ; Eun Ah CHO ; Hei Sung KIM ; Jung Ah MIN ; Hoon PARK ; Jin Wou KIM ; Sang Hee CHA ; Young Bok LEE ; Sang Hyun CHO ; Sun Ji KIM ; Jung Eun KIM ; Hyun Jung PARK ; Min Jee CHOI ; Min Ju KANG ; Kyung Ho LEE ; Kwang Hyun CHOI ; Kyung Moon KIM ; Dong Jae KIM ; Young Min PARK
Journal of Korean Medical Science 2010;25(12):1828-1830
The point prevalence of atopic dermatitis (AD) among Korean adults visiting the Health Service Center for health check-ups was assessed. AD was diagnosed based on the questionnaires filled by patients and through physical examination by dermatologists. A total of 3,563 persons completed the questionnaires, and 2,032 persons were examined by the dermatologists. According to the questionnaires, the prevalence of AD was 7.1%, and from the dermatologists' examination, it was 2.6% overall, which decreased with age significantly. The prevalence in men was higher than that of women. Grading the severity of AD according to their eczema area and severity index scores, 70.6% were classified as being mild, 25.5% moderate, and 3.9% severe. Interestingly, concomitance of psoriasis and AD was found in 0.5% of those examined by the dermatologists. Our results suggest that AD is one of the most common skin diseases not only in children but also in adults in Korea.
Adult
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Age Factors
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Aged
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Dermatitis, Atopic/complications/diagnosis/*epidemiology
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Female
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Hospitals, University
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Prevalence
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Psoriasis/complications
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Questionnaires
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Republic of Korea/epidemiology
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Severity of Illness Index
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Sex Factors
Result Analysis
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