title: Association of Perceived Stress with Atopic Dermatitis in Adults: A Population-Based Study in Korea.
abstract: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a widely prevalent skin disease that affects both children and adults. The aim of the study was to assess the association of perceived stress (single-item, self-reported) with AD (self-reported) in a sample of Korean adults using a cross-sectional research design. A cross-sectional study was conducted using data from 33,018 adults aged 20 years and older collected in the 2007-2012 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (KNHANES). An increased level of self-reported stress was positively associated with an increased prevalence of AD in Korean adults (p for trend <0.001). After adjusting for covariates, the odds ratios (ORs) of AD among participants reporting high and very high levels of stress were 1.81 (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.22, 2.67) and 2.17 (95% CI: 1.38, 3.42), respectively, compared with those who reported low levels of stress. This study found a statistically significant association between perceived stress and AD among Korean adults.
authors.affiliation: Department of International Medical Management, Catholic University of Daegu, Kyungbuk 38430, Korea. hjpark@cu.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Hyejin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: College of Pharmacy, Keimyung University, Daegu 42601, Korea. kimkisok@kmu.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Kisok
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D016017:Odds Ratio; D015995:Prevalence; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000502:physiology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: KNHANES; adult population; atopic dermatitis; perceived stress