Prevalence of atopic eczema in the community: the Lothian Atopic Dermatitis study.
An epidemiological study of atopic eczema (AE), based on a semirural community in Scotland, using sound diagnostic criteria, has yielded prevalence data for all age groups including infants and adults. The overall 1-year period prevalence, age-standardized to the Scottish population, was 2.3%. The 1-year period prevalence was highest in the under 2s (9.8%), and showed a continuous reduction with increasing age. Over the age of 40, AE was found to be relatively rare, with a 1-year period prevalence of 0.2%. Adults over 16 years made up 38% of all patients with AE.
Herd
R M
RM
University Department of Dermatology, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh NHS Trust, U.K.
Tidman
M J
MJ
Prescott
R J
RJ
Hunter
J A
JA
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012423:Rural Health; D012606:Scotland / Q000453:epidemiology