Prevalence of atopic dermatitis in the adolescent population of Catalonia (Spain)
Allergol. immunopatol
; 51(4): 101-109, 2023. ilus, graf, tab
Artigo
em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Studies on the prevalence of atopic dermatitis (AD) for the adolescent cohort in general-based large populations are scarce worldwide. We performed a retrospective population--based observational cohort study of 76,665 adolescent patients diagnosed with AD in Catalonia (Spain). We studied the prevalence of AD by age, gender, disease severity, comorbidities, serum total immunoglobulin E (tIgE) and appropriate medical treatment (AMT) for the Catalan population.Methods:
Adolescent individuals (1217 years) diagnosed with AD by medical records at different health care levels (primary, hospital, emergency) from the Catalan Health System (CHS) were included. Statistical analyses evaluated sociodemographic characteristics, prevalence, comorbidities, serum tIgE and AMT.Results:
The overall diagnosed AD prevalence in the adolescent Catalan population (76,665) was 16.9%, being higher for the non-severe (16.7%) than for the severe (0.2%) populations. Topical corticosteroids were the most prescribed drug (49.5%), and the use of all prescribed treatments was higher in severe AD patients, especially systemic corticosteroids (49.7%) and immunosuppressants (45.4%). AD patients had, on average, a serum tIgE of 163.6 KU/L, which was higher for severe than non-severe disease (155.5 KU/L vs 101.9 KU/L, respectively). Allergic rhinitis (15.0%) and asthma (13.5%) were among the most frequent comorbid respiratory and allergy diseases.Conclusions:
This is the first Spanish study reporting the overall diagnosed prevalence for a large-scale adolescent cohort (1217 years old) from Catalonia. It provides new and robust evidence of ADs prevalence and related characteristics in this region (AU)
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Coleções:
Bases de dados nacionais
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Espanha
Base de dados:
IBECS
Assunto principal:
Dermatite Atópica
Limite:
Adolescente
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Criança
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Allergol. immunopatol
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Institut dInvestigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer/Spain
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Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC)/Spain