Table 3 Prevalence of reported skin complaints within ethnic groups in the sample of Oslo for each gender separately, N = 18770
From: Self reported skin morbidity and ethnicity: a population-based study in a Western community
Men | Ethnic groups | SignificanceP** | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Norway | Western countries | Eastern Europe | Indian Subcontinent | East Asia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Middle East/North Africa | Central and South America | ||
N = 7020 % | N = 410 % | N = 108 % | N = 312 % | N = 138 % | N = 112 % | N = 245 % | N = 47 % | ||
Skin complaints % | |||||||||
Itch | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 9 | < 0.001 |
Dry/sore skin | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 5 | < 0.001 |
Scaly skin | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 5 | Ns |
Hand rash | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 5 | < 0.001 |
Pimples | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | Ns |
Face rash | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | < 0.001 |
Warts | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | < 0.001 |
Sweat | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 10 | < 0.001 |
Hair loss | 3 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 25 | 0 | < 0.001 |
Other skin complaints | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 9 | < 0.001 |
Women | Ethnic groups | SignificanceP | |||||||
Norway | Western countries | Eastern Europe | Indian Subcontinent | East Asia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Middle East/North Africa | Central and South America | ||
N = 8777 % | N = 615 % | N = 151 % | N = 293 % | N = 198 % | N = 97 % | N = 161 % | N = 63 % | ||
Skin complaints % | |||||||||
Itch | 9 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 11 | Ns |
Dry/sore skin | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 7 | < 0.001 |
Scaly skin | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Ns |
Hand rash | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | Ns |
Pimples | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 5 | < 0.001 |
Face rash | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | < 0.001 |
Warts | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | < 0.001 |
Sweat | 4 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 4 | < 0.001 |
Hair loss | 3 | 3 | 14 | 31 | 14 | 20 | 29 | 7 | < 0.001 |
Other skin complaints | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 0 | < 0.001 |