Prevalence of hand eczema in an adult Swedish population and the relationship to risk occupation and smoking
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Summary, in English
Using a postal questionnaire the prevalence of hand eczema was determined in a general population of 11 798 individuals aged 20 - 77 years who were randomly drawn from the population records. The response rate was 78.1%. One-year prevalence of hand eczema among women varied between 1.9% and 10.8%, with the highest figure among those aged 30 - 39 years. The corresponding figures for men were 2.3% and 5.6%, with the highest figure among those aged 20 - 29 years. Lifetime prevalence varied between 5.7% and 16.7% among women and between 5.2% and 9.5% among men. Using multiple logistic regression analysis female sex (OR = 1.91, 95% CI 1.47 - 2.47) and smoking (OR = 1.35, 95% CI 1.04 - 1.75) were independent risk factors for reporting 1-year prevalence of hand eczema, whereas age (OR = 0.99, 95% CI 0.97 - 0.99) was inversely related to the 1-year prevalence of hand eczema. Aggregated risk occupation or categorized occupation such as medical and nursing work, production or service were not significantly associated with 1- year prevalence of hand eczema.
Department/s
Publishing year
2005
Language
English
Pages
429-432
Publication/Series
Acta Dermato-Venereologica
Volume
85
Issue
5
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Medical Journals Limited
Topic
- Dermatology and Venereal Diseases
Keywords
- epidemiology
- questionnaire study
- hand eczema
- smoking
- high-risk occupation
- risk factor
Status
Published
Research group
- Geriatric Medicine
- Geriatrics
- Dermatology
- Occupational and Environmental Dermatology
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1651-2057