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Prevalence of Childhood Atopic Dermatitis: An Urban and Rural Community-Based Study in Shanghai, China

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  • Feng Xu
  • Shuxian Yan
  • Fei Li
  • Minqiang Cai
  • Weihan Chai
  • Minmin Wu
  • Chaowei Fu
  • Zhuohui Zhao
  • Haidong Kan
  • Kefei Kang
  • Jinhua Xu

Abstract

Background: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common inflammatory and chronically relapsing disorder with increasing prevalence. However, little is known about its prevalence in Shanghai, the top metropolitan of China. This study will estimate and compare the prevalence of AD in urban and rural areas in representative samples of 3 to 6-year-old children in Shanghai. Methodology/Principal Findings: A descriptive cross-sectional study was performed. Pre-school children were obtained by cluster sampling from 8 communities in different districts in Shanghai. The main instrument was the core questionnaire module for AD used in the U.K. Working Party's study. All the data were statistically analyzed by EpiData 3.1 and SPSS16.0. A total of 10436 children completed the study satisfactorily, with a response rate of 95.8%. The prevalence of AD in 3 to 6-year-old children was 8.3% (Male: 8.5%, Female: 8.2%). The prevalence in urban areas of Shanghai was gradiently and significantly higher than that in rural areas. The highest prevalence was in the core urban area (10.2% in Xuhui Tianping) vs. the lowest far from the urban areas (4.6% in Chongming Baozhen). Conclusions/Significance: The prevalence of AD was 8.3% (95%CI: 7.6%–9.1%) in children aged 3 to 6 in Shanghai. The prevalence of AD decreased from the center to the rural areas in Shanghai.

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  • Feng Xu & Shuxian Yan & Fei Li & Minqiang Cai & Weihan Chai & Minmin Wu & Chaowei Fu & Zhuohui Zhao & Haidong Kan & Kefei Kang & Jinhua Xu, 2012. "Prevalence of Childhood Atopic Dermatitis: An Urban and Rural Community-Based Study in Shanghai, China," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 7(5), pages 1-4, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0036174
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0036174
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    1. Johanna Anturaniemi & Liisa Uusitalo & Anna Hielm-Björkman, 2017. "Environmental and phenotype-related risk factors for owner-reported allergic/atopic skin symptoms and for canine atopic dermatitis verified by veterinarian in a Finnish dog population," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(6), pages 1-17, June.
    2. Chunyun Huang & Youyu Sheng, 2014. "Pimecrolimus Cream 1% in the Management of Atopic Dermatitis in Pediatric Patients: A Meta-Analysis," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 9(4), pages 1-9, April.
    3. Feng Xu & Shuxian Yan & Qile Zheng & Fei Li & Weihan Chai & Minmin Wu & Haidong Kan & Dan Norback & Jinhua Xu & Zhuohui Zhao, 2016. "Residential Risk Factors for Atopic Dermatitis in 3- to 6-Year Old Children: A Cross-Sectional Study in Shanghai, China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 13(6), pages 1-11, May.
    4. Jeoung A Kwon & Eun-Cheol Park & Minjee Lee & Ki-Bong Yoo & Sohee Park, 2013. "Does Stress Increase the Risk of Atopic Dermatitis in Adolescents? Results of the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-Based Survey (KYRBWS-VI)," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 8(8), pages 1-9, August.

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