Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is associated with low socioeconomic status (SES): A cross-sectional reference study

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• 作者：Inge E. Deckers ; MD ; PhD^a ; Ineke C. Janse ; MD ; PhD^b ; Hessel H. van der Zee ; MD ; PhD^a ; Tamar Nijsten ; MD ; PhD^a ; Jurr Boer ; MD ; PhD^c ; Barbara Horvá ; th ; MD ; PhD^b ; Errol P. Prens ; MD ; PhD^a ; ^{e.prens@erasmusmc.nl" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author}
• 关键词：acne inversa ; hidradenitis suppurativa ; income ; obesity ; real estate value ; smoking ; socioeconomic status
• 刊名：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：October 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：75
• 期：4
• 页码：755-759.e1
• 全文大小：382 K

文摘

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic debilitating disease, whereby school attendance and employment can be disturbed.

Objective

We sought to determine the socioeconomic status (SES) in patients with HS relative to other dermatologic patients, and whether specific clinical HS characteristics correlate with SES.

Methods

For this multicenter cross-sectional reference study, data were collected from patients with HS and sex- and age-matched dermatologic patients in a 1:2 ratio. SES was derived from the mean household income and real estate value on a neighborhood level.

Results

The SES distribution among 1018 patients with HS was significantly lower than among 2039 age- and sex-matched dermatologic control patients (P < .001). In patients with HS a low SES was associated with axillary involvement (odds ratio 1.42, P = .04), high body mass index (odds ratio 1.03, P = .003), and lower age at inclusion (odds ratio 0.98, P = .001), but not with disease severity or age of disease onset.

Limitations

SES was based on postal code level and causality cannot be determined.

Conclusion

In the general population, low SES is associated with an unhealthy lifestyle such as smoking and obesity. Therefore, low SES might be a risk factor for developing HS.