La Roche-Posay Dermatological Laboratories, 92300 Levallois-Perret, France.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 May 12;17(10):3360. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17103360.
The rising prevalence of allergies can substantially impact the skin, which is one of the largest targets for allergic and immunologic responses.
Here, we describe the results of an online survey assessing self-reported allergy prevalence in Americans, outline the populations who report allergies, and characterize the skin conditions associated with allergy.
An online survey was conducted in the USA of 2,008 adults as a representative sample of the general American population.
41.7% of American adults (mean age 44.7 ± 15.3 years old) reported having allergies. Reported allergies included respiratory allergies (45.2%), skin allergies (41.4) and food allergies (33.9%). 47.7% of those who reported allergies also reported experiencing associated skin reactions. In addition, those who reported allergies were 2 to 4.5 times more likely to report a cutaneous skin disease, 7 times more likely to report sensitive skin, and twice as likely to report experiencing skin reactions when using skincare products compared to those who did not report allergies.
It is estimated that over 100 million American adults have allergies. These results will help raise awareness about the burden of allergies and the need to develop solutions to mitigate their impact on health.
过敏的发病率不断上升，这会对皮肤产生重大影响，皮肤是过敏和免疫反应的最大靶标之一。
本研究通过在线调查评估了美国人的自我报告过敏患病率，概述了报告过敏的人群，并描述了与过敏相关的皮肤状况。
在美国进行了一项针对 2008 名成年人的在线调查，该调查是对一般美国人群的代表性样本进行的。
41.7%的美国成年人（平均年龄 44.7±15.3 岁）报告有过敏。报告的过敏包括呼吸道过敏（45.2%）、皮肤过敏（41.4%）和食物过敏（33.9%）。47.7%的报告过敏者还报告有相关皮肤反应。此外，与未报告过敏者相比，报告过敏者报告患有皮肤疾病的可能性高出 2 至 4.5 倍，报告皮肤敏感的可能性高出 7 倍，报告使用护肤品时出现皮肤反应的可能性高出 2 倍。
估计有超过 1 亿的美国成年人患有过敏。这些结果将有助于提高人们对过敏负担的认识，并需要制定解决方案来减轻其对健康的影响。
