The Clinical Profile of Patients with Psoriasis in Korea: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study (EPI-PSODE)
Annals of Dermatology
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: 462-470, 2017.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-86513
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Psoriasis is an immune-mediated, chronic inflammatory disease affecting multiple aspects of patients' lives. Its epidemiology varies regionally; however, nationwide epidemiologic data on psoriasis depicting profile of Korean patients has not been available to date.OBJECTIVE:
To understand nationwide epidemiologic characteristics and clinical features of adult patients with psoriasis visited university hospitals in Korea.METHODS:
This multicenter, non-interventional, cross-sectional study recruited 1,278 adult patients with psoriasis across 25 centers in Korea in 2013. Various clinical data including PASI, BSA, DLQI, SF-36 and PASE were collected.RESULTS:
A total of 1,260 patients completed the study (malefemale=1.471). The mean age was 47.0 years with a distribution mostly in the 50s (24.9%). Early onset (<40 years) of psoriasis accounted for 53.9% of patients. The mean disease duration was 109.2 months; mean body mass index was 23.9 kg/m²; and 12.7% of patients had a family history of psoriasis. Plaque and guttate types of psoriasis accounted for 85.8% and 8.4%, respectively. Patients with PASI ≥10 accounted for 24.9%; patients with body surface area ≥10 were 45.9%. Patients with DLQI ≥6 accounted for 78.8%. Between PASI <10 and PASI ≥10 groups, significant difference was noted in age at diagnosis, disease duration, blood pressure, waist circumference of female, and treatment experiences with phototherapy, systemic agents, and biologics.CONCLUSION:
This was the first nationwide epidemiologic study of patients with psoriasis in Korea and provides an overview of the epidemiologic characteristics and clinical profiles of this patient population.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Phototherapy
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Psoriasis
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Biological Products
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Blood Pressure
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Body Surface Area
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Epidemiologic Studies
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Body Mass Index
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Epidemiology
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Diagnosis
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
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Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Annals of Dermatology
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
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