2005
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.141.12.1537
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Prevalence and Treatment of Psoriasis in the United Kingdom

Abstract: Setting: Outpatient practices of general practitioners. Patients: We included in the analysis all patients who were registered with a general practitioner in the General Practice Research Database from 1987 to 2002. Main Outcome Measures: The prevalence and treatment of psoriasis. Results: We identified 114 521 patients with psoriasis of a total population of 7 533 475 patients, yielding a prevalence of 1.5%. The prevalence of psoriasis increases more rapidly in young female patients compared with young male p… Show more

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“…In early‐onset psoriasis, females have a higher incidence of psoriasis and the peak of early‐onset psoriasis occurs in their late teens and early twenties. This pattern reflects previously reported more rapid increase in psoriasis prevalence in women 27. The corresponding peak of early‐onset psoriasis in men appeared later – in their thirties.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 89%
“…In early‐onset psoriasis, females have a higher incidence of psoriasis and the peak of early‐onset psoriasis occurs in their late teens and early twenties. This pattern reflects previously reported more rapid increase in psoriasis prevalence in women 27. The corresponding peak of early‐onset psoriasis in men appeared later – in their thirties.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 89%
“…Danimarka'da sıklık oranı erkeklerde %3,2, kadınlarda %2,5 olarak bulunmuştur (7) . Diğer ülkelerdeki oranlar sırası ile İsveç'te %1,4, İngiltere'de %1,5 ila 2,8, Almanya'da %6,5 ve İspanya'da %3,7'dir (7,8) . Ülkemizdeki prevalans ise %0,7 ila %1,88 arasında bildirilmiştir (9,10,11) .…”
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“…The incidence of depression in psoriasis patients is around 24%, with improvement of the lesions being usually accompanied by relief of this condition. 2,3 Based on the similarity of the immunological factors responsible for the formation of atheromatous plaques and those involved in the installation and progression of chronic inflammatory diseases such as psoriasis, it was possible to establish a relationship with the incidence of cardiovascular diseases. Corroborating these findings, patients with severe psoriasis present a high incidence of psoriatic arthritis, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, obesity, diabetes and increased risk of acute myocardial infarction.…”
Section: Psoriasis and Comorbiditiesmentioning
confidence: 99%