Branch of Jeju, Korean Hansen Welfare Association, Jeju Island, Korea.
Acta Derm Venereol. 2012 Sep;92(5):472-4. doi: 10.2340/00015555-1410.
The objective of this study was to evaluate the precise prevalence of atopic dermatitis (AD) in schoolchildren in Jeju Island in South Korea examined in 2009. Nine elementary schools were randomly selected from Jeju Island and a total of 4,028 schoolchildren were examined by a dermatologist. AD was diagnosed based on the Korean Atopic Dermatitis Research Group criteria for the disease. The severity of AD was measured with the three-item severity score (TIS). The point prevalence of AD was 9.5% overall. The prevalence among higher graders (age 9-12 years) was significantly lower than that in lower graders (age 6-9 years) (7.5% vs. 11.9%, < 0.00001). AD prevalence in girls (11.1%) was higher than that in boys (8.1%) (<0.005). In each grade, more than 50% of those affected had the mild form (TIS score 1 or 2). There were no apparent differences in severity of AD between grades or genders. This is the first Asian study of prevalence in schoolchildren using TIS score for evaluating AD severity.
本研究旨在评估 2009 年在韩国济州岛接受检查的学龄儿童特应性皮炎（AD）的确切患病率。从济州岛随机选择了 9 所小学，共有 4028 名学生由皮肤科医生进行检查。AD 根据韩国特应性皮炎研究组的疾病标准进行诊断。AD 的严重程度采用三项严重程度评分（TIS）进行测量。AD 的时点患病率为 9.5%。高年级（9-12 岁）的患病率明显低于低年级（6-9 岁）（7.5% vs. 11.9%，<0.00001）。女生（11.1%）的 AD 患病率高于男生（8.1%）（<0.005）。在每个年级中，超过 50%的患病者为轻度（TIS 评分 1 或 2）。年级或性别之间 AD 的严重程度没有明显差异。这是第一项使用 TIS 评分评估 AD 严重程度的亚洲学龄儿童患病率研究。
