Müller Cornelia Sigrid Lissi, Oertel Angela, Körner Rebecca, Pföhler Claudia, Vogt Thomas
Saarland University Hospital, Department of Dermatology, Homburg/Saar , Germany.
Städtisches Klinikum Karlsruhe, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Germany.
Dermatoendocrinol. 2016 Dec 15;9(1):e1267080. doi: 10.1080/19381980.2016.1267080. eCollection 2017.
: More and more people of all age classes have a tattoo. Intriguingly, there are multiple prejudices in the general population and published data that concern tattooed persons, such as being criminals, having a low education, being alcohol or drug abusers, or more risky in their life style. : To obtain and to evaluate sociodemographic data on tattooed persons, to investigate the incidence of tattoo-related cutaneous complications and to define personal risk factors and course of the persons after being tattooed concerning behavior of personal environment. : We interviewed 426 participants with already existing tattoos and 20 participants just before getting a new tattoo by using an online questionnaire. The participators were asked about socio-epidemiologic aspects of tattoos in general and special aspects of their own tattoo(s) in particular. There were no exclusion criteria. : Tattoos are interesting for people seeking popular body art, esp. university graduates and financially-secure individuals. 446 persons participated in this study. Most of the persons were female with a mean age of 35. Local pruritus around the tattooed area was the most common cutaneous side effect among the participants. 93.5% of the participants did not want a tattoo removal. Intriguingly, most of the participants experienced no career problems related to the tattoo(s). : The study population is not representative as we included only persons being tattooed prior to or getting newly tattooed. Furthermore, there is a potential selection bias as the participation in this study was voluntary. Only persons that felt involved by the flyer did answer the questionnaire. : The present data shows that common tattooed persons are not low educated criminals with any drug or alcohol abuse or with risky life style. Nowadays being tattooed encompasses a kind of body art and displays a certain kind of lifestyle habit.
越来越多各年龄段的人都有纹身。有趣的是，普通大众和已发表的数据中存在多种针对纹身者的偏见，比如认为他们是罪犯、受教育程度低、酗酒或吸毒，或者生活方式更具风险。
获取并评估纹身者的社会人口学数据，调查纹身相关皮肤并发症的发生率，确定个人风险因素以及纹身者在纹身之后关于个人环境行为的发展过程。
我们通过在线问卷对426名已有纹身的参与者和20名即将纹身的参与者进行了访谈。参与者被问及纹身的一般社会流行病学方面，尤其是他们自己纹身的特殊方面。没有排除标准。
纹身对追求流行身体艺术的人很有吸引力，尤其是大学毕业生和经济状况稳定的人。446人参与了这项研究。大多数参与者为女性，平均年龄35岁。纹身部位周围的局部瘙痒是参与者中最常见的皮肤副作用。93.5%的参与者不希望去除纹身。有趣的是，大多数参与者没有遇到与纹身相关的职业问题。
我们的研究人群不具有代表性，因为我们只纳入了之前有纹身或即将纹身的人。此外，存在潜在的选择偏差，因为参与本研究是自愿的。只有那些看到传单后感兴趣的人才回答了问卷。
目前的数据表明，普通纹身者并非受教育程度低的罪犯，不存在酗酒或吸毒问题，也没有危险的生活方式。如今，纹身是一种身体艺术，展现了某种生活方式习惯。
