title: Prevalence of atopic dermatitis among Korean adults visiting health service center of the Catholic Medical Center in Seoul Metropolitan Area, Korea.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Min Joo
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Tae Wook
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Eun Ah
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Hei Sung
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jung Ah
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Min
authors.forename: Hoon
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Jin Wou
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sang Hee
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Cha
authors.forename: Young Bok
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sang Hyun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Sun Ji
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jung Eun
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hyun Jung
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Min Jee
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Min Ju
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Kyung Ho
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Kwang Hyun
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Kyung Moon
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Dong Jae
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Young Min
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000150:complications; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires