Time-trends for eczema prevalences among children and adults from 1985 to 2015 in China: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Several studies have reported that childhood prevalence of eczema has been increasing worldwide. However, none study quantitatively evaluated prevalence trends of eczema among children and adults in the last 30 years in China.

Methods and findings

Via a systematic review of literature databases in English and Chinese, we summarized all studies reporting eczema prevalences from 1985 to 2015 in China as well as diagramed prevalence and eczematous population trends against year for different age groups. A total of 93 studies and 17 studies (16 for children and one for adults) were selected for qualitative and quantitative synthesis, respectively. Childhood lifetime-ever eczema prevalences ranged from 10.0% to 30.0%. Prevalences among 3-12-year-olds children showed in

SUBMITTER: Liu W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9254617 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature