The Prevalence of Vitiligo in Shaanxi Province of China / 中华皮肤科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the prevalence of vitiligo in Shaanxi Province. Methods There are 36 million peoples in Shaanxi Province, China. One thousandth of them were selected to be an object of investigation by stratified random sampling. All the inhabitants in the study area were investigated in a door-to-door survey to find out all vitiligo patients among them. Results Forty vitiligo patients were found out of 42 833 people surveyed. Conclusion The prevalence of vitiligo in Shaanxi Province is 0.093%.