TY - JOUR
T1 - Epidemiology of Hyperhidrosis in Danish Blood Donors
AU - Henning, Mattias A S
AU - Ibler, Kristina S
AU - Loft, Isabella
AU - Ullum, Henrik
AU - Erikstrup, Christian
AU - Nielsen, Kaspar R
AU - Topholm Bruun, Mie
AU - Hjalgrim, Henrik
AU - Sørensen, Erik
AU - Burgdorf, Kristoffer S
AU - Mikkelsen, Susan
AU - Hansen, Thomas F
AU - Pedersen, Ole B
AU - Jemec, Gregor B E
PY - 2021/4/26
Y1 - 2021/4/26
N2 - The risk factors and disease implications of hyper-hidrosis are unknown. The objectives of this retrospective cohort study were to estimate the prevalence of hyperhidrosis and to compare demographic, life-style, and socioeconomic parameters in blood donors with and without self-reported or hospital-diagnosed hyperhidrosis. The study included blood donors from the Danish Blood Donor Study for the period 2010-2019. Registry data were collected from Statistics Denmark. Overall, 2,794 of 30,808 blood donors (9.07%; 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 8.75-9.40) had self- reported hyperhidrosis and 284 of 122,225 (0.23%; 95% CI 0.21-0.26) had hospital-diagnosed hyperhidrosis. Self-reported hyperhidrosis was associated with smoking (odds ratio (OR) 1.17; 95% CI 1.05-1.31), overweight (OR 1.72; 95% CI 1.58-1.87), "unemployed" (OR 1.60; 95% CI 1.24-2.08), "short education" (OR 0.76; 95% CI 0.64-0.90), and lower income (beta-coefficient -26,121; 95% CI -37,931, -14,311). Hospital-diagnosed hyperhidrosis did not differ from controls. Thus, self-reported hyperhidrosis was associated with potential hyperhidrosis risk factors (smoking, overweight) and disease implications (unemployment, low education level and income).
AB - The risk factors and disease implications of hyper-hidrosis are unknown. The objectives of this retrospective cohort study were to estimate the prevalence of hyperhidrosis and to compare demographic, life-style, and socioeconomic parameters in blood donors with and without self-reported or hospital-diagnosed hyperhidrosis. The study included blood donors from the Danish Blood Donor Study for the period 2010-2019. Registry data were collected from Statistics Denmark. Overall, 2,794 of 30,808 blood donors (9.07%; 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 8.75-9.40) had self- reported hyperhidrosis and 284 of 122,225 (0.23%; 95% CI 0.21-0.26) had hospital-diagnosed hyperhidrosis. Self-reported hyperhidrosis was associated with smoking (odds ratio (OR) 1.17; 95% CI 1.05-1.31), overweight (OR 1.72; 95% CI 1.58-1.87), "unemployed" (OR 1.60; 95% CI 1.24-2.08), "short education" (OR 0.76; 95% CI 0.64-0.90), and lower income (beta-coefficient -26,121; 95% CI -37,931, -14,311). Hospital-diagnosed hyperhidrosis did not differ from controls. Thus, self-reported hyperhidrosis was associated with potential hyperhidrosis risk factors (smoking, overweight) and disease implications (unemployment, low education level and income).
KW - Blood Donors
KW - Denmark/epidemiology
KW - Humans
KW - Hyperhidrosis/diagnosis
KW - Retrospective Studies
KW - Risk Factors
KW - Socioeconomic Factors
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U2 - 10.2340/00015555-3790
DO - 10.2340/00015555-3790
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 33734420
SN - 0001-5555
VL - 101
JO - Acta Dermato-Venereologica
JF - Acta Dermato-Venereologica
IS - 4
M1 - adv00435
ER -