Prevalence of Acne Vulgaris in Chinese Adolescents and Adults: A Community-based Study of 17,345 Subjects in Six Cities

• Published in: Acta dermato-venereologica Vol. 92; no. 1; pp. 40 - 44
• Main Authors: Zhang, J, Shen, Y, Wang, T, Zhou, C, Wang, X, Ding, X, Tian, S, Liu, Y, Peng, G, Xue, S, Zhou, J, Wang, R, Meng, X, Pei, G, Bai, Y, Liu, Q, Li, H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Uppsala Acta dermato-venereologica 2012
• Subjects: Acne Vulgaris - epidemiology; Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Alcohol Drinking; Biological and medical sciences; China - epidemiology; Dermatology; Diet; Epidemiology; Female; General aspects; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Prevalence; Public health. Hygiene; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; Risk Factors; Severity of Illness Index; Skin involvement in other diseases. Miscellaneous. General aspects; Smoking; Young Adult; Asia; China; Human; Skin disease; risk factors; Prevalence; community-based study; Dermatology; Epidemiology; Acne vulgaris; acne; China; Adolescent; Risk factor; Adult

Acne vulgaris is a common skin condition in adolescents. The prevalence of acne is thought to vary between ethnic groups and countries. A large-scale community-based study was performed in six cities in China to determine the prevalence and possible risk factors for acne in the Chinese population. A...