The occurrence of atopic dermatitis in Greenland
Until recently there was no information available on the prevalence of atopic dermatitis in Greenland. Our objective was to determine the prevalence of atopic dermatitis in younger schoolchildren in Greenland. In the autumn of 2000 we used our previously elaborated questionnaire in a cross-sectional...
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ftulundlup:oai:lup.lub.lu.se:8043ef73-ce53-45a0-8952-104ee598ba51 2023-05-15T16:24:42+02:00 The occurrence of atopic dermatitis in Greenland Larsen, F S Svensson, Åke Diepgen, T L From, E 2005 https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/896908 https://doi.org/10.1080/00015550410024382 eng eng Medical Journals Limited https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/896908 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00015550410024382 wos:000228196800009 pmid:15823908 scopus:16444381974 Acta Dermato-Venereologica; 85(2), pp 140-143 (2005) ISSN: 1651-2057 Dermatology and Venereal Diseases ethnicity school-children prevalence environment contributiontojournal/article info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2005 ftulundlup https://doi.org/10.1080/00015550410024382 2023-02-01T23:27:47Z Until recently there was no information available on the prevalence of atopic dermatitis in Greenland. Our objective was to determine the prevalence of atopic dermatitis in younger schoolchildren in Greenland. In the autumn of 2000 we used our previously elaborated questionnaire in a cross-sectional study of 954 schoolchildren aged 7 - 8 years, who lived in five Greenlandic towns. The findings were compared to data on atopic dermatitis from Denmark. The response rate was 65% ( 622). The lifetime prevalence of atopic dermatitis was calculated to be 14.0% (95% confidence interval 11.3 - 16.7) using our standard score criteria with an absolute lower limit estimate of 4.5%. Taking the response rate of 65% into consideration this study indicates that in 2000 the lifetime prevalence of atopic dermatitis among younger schoolchildren in Greenland was in the range of 10 - 15%. Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland greenlandic Lund University Publications (LUP) Greenland Acta Dermato-Venereologica 85 2 140 143 |
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Until recently there was no information available on the prevalence of atopic dermatitis in Greenland. Our objective was to determine the prevalence of atopic dermatitis in younger schoolchildren in Greenland. In the autumn of 2000 we used our previously elaborated questionnaire in a cross-sectional study of 954 schoolchildren aged 7 - 8 years, who lived in five Greenlandic towns. The findings were compared to data on atopic dermatitis from Denmark. The response rate was 65% ( 622). The lifetime prevalence of atopic dermatitis was calculated to be 14.0% (95% confidence interval 11.3 - 16.7) using our standard score criteria with an absolute lower limit estimate of 4.5%. Taking the response rate of 65% into consideration this study indicates that in 2000 the lifetime prevalence of atopic dermatitis among younger schoolchildren in Greenland was in the range of 10 - 15%. |
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The occurrence of atopic dermatitis in Greenland |
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The occurrence of atopic dermatitis in Greenland |
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The occurrence of atopic dermatitis in Greenland |
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The occurrence of atopic dermatitis in Greenland |
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