Low prevalence of patients diagnosed with psoriasis in Nuuk: a call for increased awareness of chronic skin disease in Greenland

• Published in: International Journal of Circumpolar Health
• Main Authors: Sofia H. C. Botvid, Lone Storgaard Hove, Marie Balslev Backe, Nils Skovgaard, Michael Lynge Pedersen, Carsten Sauer Mikkelsen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022
• Subjects: Psoriasis; primary care; chronic disease; skin; Greenland; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic; Nuuk; Circumpolar Health; International Journal of Circumpolar Health
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2022.2068111; https://doaj.org/article/dd5a3c9522cc4f20ac68dc8b19fce791

The objective of this study was to estimate the age- and gender-specific prevalence of psoriasis in Nuuk. Furthermore, we aimed to explore the common risk factors and comorbidities for patients with psoriasis compared to an age- and gender-matched control group. The study was designed as a cross- se...