Prevalence and incidence of hand eczema in adolescence: report from BAMSE - a population-based birth cohort

Prevalence and incidence of hand eczema in adolescence: report from BAMSE - a population-based birth cohort

Summary Background BAMSE is a Swedish population‐based birth cohort. Objectives To estimate prevalence proportions and the incidence rate of hand eczema in Swedish adolescents, and to compare information given by adolescents and parents. Further aims were to study sex distribution, age at onset and...

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Veröffentlicht in:British journal of dermatology (1951) 2014-09, Vol.171 (3), p.609-614
Hauptverfasser: Grönhagen, C.M., Lidén, C., Bergström, A., Kull, I., Wahlgren, C.-F., Meding, B.
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Sprache:eng
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Adolescence
Adolescent
Adolescents
Age composition
Age Distribution
Age of Onset
Child development
Eczema
Eczema - epidemiology
Epidemiologic Methods
Female
Hand Dermatoses - epidemiology
Humans
Male
Sex Distribution
Sweden - epidemiology
Teenagers
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Zusammenfassung:Summary Background BAMSE is a Swedish population‐based birth cohort. Objectives To estimate prevalence proportions and the incidence rate of hand eczema in Swedish adolescents, and to compare information given by adolescents and parents. Further aims were to study sex distribution, age at onset and extension of hand eczema. Methods At 16 years of age, 2927 adolescents were included in this study; both adolescent and parental questionnaires were used, as well as clinical examination. Results The 1‐year prevalence of hand eczema was 5·2% (n = 152) and 4·0% (n = 116) (P 
ISSN:0007-0963
1365-2133
DOI:10.1111/bjd.13194