Hand eczema in Swedish adults - changes in prevalence between 1983 and 1996

The Journal of Investigative Dermatology
B Meding, Bengt Järvholm

Abstract

Hand eczema is the most frequent occupational skin disease. Our aim was to study changes in its prevalence in Swedish adults. Cross-sectional studies were performed in 1983 and 1996. Random samples from the population of Gothenburg, Sweden, aged 20-65 y, were drawn from the population register. Data were collected with a postal questionnaire, which was identical in the two studies. The response rate was 83.5% (16,708 out of 20,000) in 1983 and 73.9% (2218 out of 3000) in 1996. The reported 1 y prevalence of hand eczema decreased from 11.8% in 1983 to 9.7% in 1996 (p < 0.01), a large difference being found in the youngest age group. Reported childhood eczema increased from 10.4% to 12.4%, however (p < 0.01). Of those with childhood eczema 27.9% and 25.2% reported hand eczema, compared to 10.0% and 7.5% among those without childhood eczema. In total 76.8% were gainfully employed in 1983 and 68.3% in 1996 (p < 0.001). In 1983 23.0% were employed in "high-risk" occupations for hand eczema compared to 19.4% in 1996 (p < 0.001). Even though the increase in childhood eczema was largest in the youngest group, there was a large decrease in the prevalence of hand eczema in that age group among both sexes. The study indicates that the pre...Continue Reading

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