title: Prevalence of common and dysplastic naevi in a Swedish population.
abstract: The naevus profile was examined in a Swedish population that was randomly selected from a census file. The participation rate was considered high at 82%. The number of common naevi (CN) and the prevalence of dysplastic naevi (DN) were investigated in 379 subjects (aged 30-50 years). The mean total body count of CN greater than or equal to 2 mm was 67 (range 1-300). As many as 22% of the population had 100 naevi or more and only 18% had less than 25. The counts were not influenced by age or sex. DN were diagnosed clinically in 18% (CI 14-22%) of the subjects and histologically in 8% (CI 5-11%). Subjects with dysplastic naevi had a significantly larger number of common naevi and a more sun-sensitive skin type than subjects without DN, P less than 0.001.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Sahlgrenska Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Augustsson
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Stierner
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suurküla
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rosdahl
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004416:Dysplastic Nevus Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D004817:Epidermis / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009506:Nevus / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology