Original paper<br>Atopic dermatitis is a serious health problem in Poland. Epidemiology studies based on the ECAP study

Adam J. Sybilski; Filip Raciborski; Agnieszka Lipiec; Aneta Tomaszewska; Adam Lusawa; Piotr Samel-Kowalik; Artur Walkiewicz; Edyta Krzych; Jarosław Komorowski; Bolesław Samoliński

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Original paper
Atopic dermatitis is a serious health problem in Poland. Epidemiology studies based on the ECAP study

Adam J. Sybilski

,

Filip Raciborski

,

Agnieszka Lipiec

,

Aneta Tomaszewska

,

Adam Lusawa

,

Piotr Samel-Kowalik

,

Artur Walkiewicz

,

Edyta Krzych

,

Jarosław Komorowski

,

Bolesław Samoliński

Postep Derm Alergol 2015; XXXII, 1: 1–10

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/pdia.2014.40935

Online publish date: 2015/02/02

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Sybilski A, Raciborski F, Lipiec A, et al. Original paperAtopic dermatitis is a serious health problem in Poland. Epidemiology studies based on the ECAP study. Advances in Dermatology and Allergology/Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii. 2015;32(1):1-10. doi:10.5114/pdia.2014.40935.

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Sybilski, A., Raciborski, F., Lipiec, A., Tomaszewska, A., Lusawa, A.,  & Samel-Kowalik, P. et al. (2015). Original paperAtopic dermatitis is a serious health problem in Poland. Epidemiology studies based on the ECAP study. Advances in Dermatology and Allergology/Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii, 32(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.5114/pdia.2014.40935

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Sybilski, Adam J., Filip Raciborski, Agnieszka Lipiec, Aneta Tomaszewska, Adam Lusawa, Piotr Samel-Kowalik,  and Artur Walkiewicz et al. 2015. "Original paperAtopic dermatitis is a serious health problem in Poland. Epidemiology studies based on the ECAP study". Advances in Dermatology and Allergology/Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii 32 (1): 1-10. doi:10.5114/pdia.2014.40935.

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Sybilski, A., Raciborski, F., Lipiec, A., Tomaszewska, A., Lusawa, A., Samel-Kowalik, P., Walkiewicz, A., Krzych, E., Komorowski, J.,  and Samoliński, B. (2015). Original paperAtopic dermatitis is a serious health problem in Poland. Epidemiology studies based on the ECAP study. Advances in Dermatology and Allergology/Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii, 32(1), pp.1-10. https://doi.org/10.5114/pdia.2014.40935

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Sybilski, Adam J. et al. "Original paperAtopic dermatitis is a serious health problem in Poland. Epidemiology studies based on the ECAP study." Advances in Dermatology and Allergology/Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii, vol. 32, no. 1, 2015, pp. 1-10. doi:10.5114/pdia.2014.40935.

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Sybilski A, Raciborski F, Lipiec A, Tomaszewska A, Lusawa A, Samel-Kowalik P et al. Original paperAtopic dermatitis is a serious health problem in Poland. Epidemiology studies based on the ECAP study. Advances in Dermatology and Allergology/Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii. 2015;32(1):1-10. doi:10.5114/pdia.2014.40935.

Introduction: Global epidemiological studies have revealed considerable geographical differences in prevalence of atopic dermatitis (AD).

Aim: To present the epidemiology of AD, risk factors and co-occurrence of allergic diseases in the Polish population.

Material and methods: The present paper is a part of the Epidemiology of Allergic Disorders in Poland study. We studied 22 703 participants by ECRHS/ISAAC questionnaire; 18 617 (53.8% female, 24.2% 6–7 y.o., 25.4% 13–14 y.o., 50.4% 20–44 y.o.) completed questionnaires were accepted. Four thousand seven hundred and eighty-three participants (25.7%) have undergone a medical examination.

Results: Atopic dermatitis was diagnosed in 3.91% (6–7 y.o. 5.34%, 13–14 y.o. 4.3%, adults 3.02%), more often in females (OR = 1.52; 95% CI: 0.56–0.77), in the cities (OR = 2.23; 95% CI: 1.61–3.09), in mothers (OR = 2.07; 95% CI: 1.72–2.48) and fathers (OR = 2.00; 95% CI: 1.61–2.49) with atopy, higher education (OR = 1.61; 95% CI: 1.11–2.32) and economic status (OR = 1.35; 95% CI: 1.04–1.74). The highest prevalence was found in Katowice (4.89%) and lowest in rural areas (1.9%). Coexisting AD and allergic rhinitis (AR) was found in 26.17%, AR and asthma in 9.09% and AD, AR and asthma in 14.6%. Atopic dermatitis was diagnosed by allergologists in 6.5% (6–7 y.o. 8.7%, 13–14 y.o. 9.0%, adults 3.6%). Most diagnoses were made in Poznan (16.76%) and smallest in rural area (3.67%). 78.8% of subjects were diagnosed with AD for the first time although they had earlier experienced its symptoms.

Conclusions: Atopic dermatitis prevalence in Poland is below the mean rate for Europe, but the risk factor profile is similar to other countries. Atopic dermatitis is more frequent in well-educated females with atopic parents and high socioeconomic status and who live in a city.

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Original paperAtopic dermatitis is a serious health problem in Poland. Epidemiology studies based on the ECAP study

Adam J. Sybilski , Filip Raciborski , Agnieszka Lipiec , Aneta Tomaszewska , Adam Lusawa , Piotr Samel-Kowalik , Artur Walkiewicz , Edyta Krzych , Jarosław Komorowski , Bolesław Samoliński

atopic dermatitis, epidemiology, risk factors

Original paper
Atopic dermatitis is a serious health problem in Poland. Epidemiology studies based on the ECAP study

Adam J. Sybilski

,

Filip Raciborski

,

Agnieszka Lipiec

,

Aneta Tomaszewska

,

Adam Lusawa

,

Piotr Samel-Kowalik

,

Artur Walkiewicz

,

Edyta Krzych

,

Jarosław Komorowski

,

Bolesław Samoliński