Prevalence and comorbidities associated with hidradenitis suppurativa in Korea: a nationwide population-based study.
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol
; 32(10): 1784-1790, 2018 Oct.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29761904
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The prevalence of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) in Asia is unknown. The associations between HS and other autoimmune disorders have rarely been reported.OBJECTIVE:
We sought to determine the prevalence of and diseases associated with HS using the National Health Insurance (NHI) database.METHODS:
We examined Korean NHI claim database data from 2007 to 2016. We enrolled all patients with HS and age- and sex-matched control subjects without HS. We estimated the period prevalence of HS and associated comorbidities in Korea.RESULTS:
We identified 28 516 patients with HS (61.3% males and 38.7% females). The period prevalence rate was 0.06%, 55.8 patients (95% confidence interval 55.1-56.4) per 100 000 persons, and the female-to-male ratio was 1 1.6. HS patients were at significantly increased risk of rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, type 1 diabetes, ulcerative colitis, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidaemia, acne conglobata, pilonidal cysts, psoriasis, pyoderma gangrenosum, alopecia areata and vitiligo.CONCLUSION:
The overall prevalence of HS in Korea was lower than that in Western populations, and male patients predominated.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Autoimmune Diseases
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Hidradenitis Suppurativa
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Metabolic Diseases
Type of study:
Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol
Journal subject:
DERMATOLOGIA
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DOENCAS SEXUALMENTE TRANSMISSIVEIS
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article