Global, regional, and national burden of older adult atopic dermatitis in 204 countries and territories worldwide.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With the aging global population, older adult atopic dermatitis (AD) is emerging as an increasingly significant health challenge. This study aimed to evaluate the global burden of older adult AD from 1990 to 2021 and to project its change to 2050.

Methods

The estimates and 95% uncertainty intervals of prevalence, incidence, and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) attributable to AD among individuals aged over 60 years were extracted from the Global Burden of Diseases (GBD) Study 2021. We used joinpoint regression analysis, decomposition analysis, cross-country inequality analysis, frontier analysis and prediction model to epidemiological analysis.

Results

From 1990 to 2021, the global prevalence of older adult AD increased to 11,009,630 cases (95% UI: 9,

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PROVIDER: S-EPMC11999981 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature