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Prevalence of Atopic Dermatitis among Korean Adults Visiting Health Service Center of the Catholic Medical Center in Seoul Metropolitan Area, Korea

  • Kim, Min-Joo (Department of Dermatology, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Kang, Tae-Wook (Department of Dermatology, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Cho, Eun-Ah (Department of Dermatology, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Kim, Hei-Sung (Department of Dermatology, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Min, Jung-Ah (Department of Uijeongbu St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Park, Hoon (Department of Uijeongbu St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Kim, Jin-Wou (Department of Uijeongbu St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Cha, Sang-Hee (Department of Incheon St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Lee, Young-Bok (Department of Incheon St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Cho, Sang-Hyun (Department of Incheon St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Kim, Sun-Ji (Department of St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Kim, Jung-Eun (Department of St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Park, Hyun-Jung (Department of St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Choi, Min-Jee (Department of Bucheon St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Kang, Min-Ju (Department of Bucheon St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Lee, Kyung-Ho (Department of Bucheon St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Choi, Kwang-Hyun (Department of St. Vincent’s Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Kyung-Moon ;
  • Kim, Dong-Jae ;
  • Park, Young-Min (Department of Dermatology, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea)
  • Published : 2010.12.30
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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.

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