Table 3

Prevalence of reported skin complaints within ethnic groups in the sample of Oslo for each gender separately, N = 18770
Men
 Ethnic groups
 SignificanceP**

Norway
 Western countries
 Eastern Europe
 Indian Subcontinent
 East Asia
 Sub-Saharan Africa
 Middle East/North Africa
 Central and South America

N = 7020 %
 N = 410 %
 N = 108 %
 N = 312 %
 N = 138 %
 N = 112 %
 N = 245 %
 N = 47 %
Skin complaints %








     Itch
 7
 8
 8
 11
 18
 3
 13
 9
 < 0.001
     Dry/sore skin
 6
 6
 6
 9
 18
 9
 15
 5
 < 0.001
     Scaly skin
 5
 5
 1
 4
 10
 5
 7
 5
 Ns
     Hand rash
 2
 2
 4
 1
 7
 3
 9
 5
 < 0.001
     Pimples
 2
 2
 1
 3
 4
 3
 3
 5
 Ns
     Face rash
 1
 1
 1
 2
 7
 3
 5
 5
 < 0.001
     Warts
 1
 1
 1
 5
 1
 0
 3
 5
 < 0.001
     Sweat
 4
 3
 10
 11
 10
 2
 14
 10
 < 0.001
     Hair loss
 3
 3
 7
 23
 11
 7
 25
 0
 < 0.001
     Other skin complaints
 2
 2
 10
 6
 10
 5
 12
 9
 < 0.001
Women
 Ethnic groups
 SignificanceP

Norway
 Western countries
 Eastern Europe
 Indian Subcontinent
 East Asia
 Sub-Saharan Africa
 Middle East/North Africa
 Central and South America

N = 8777 %
 N = 615 %
 N = 151 %
 N = 293 %
 N = 198 %
 N = 97 %
 N = 161 %
 N = 63 %
Skin complaints %








     Itch
 9
 10
 11
 15
 12
 14
 16
 11
 Ns
     Dry/sore skin
 6
 8
 10
 11
 9
 13
 10
 7
 < 0.001
     Scaly skin
 4
 4
 6
 5
 2
 3
 3
 2
 Ns
     Hand rash
 4
 4
 5
 5
 6
 6
 6
 2
 Ns
     Pimples
 4
 5
 6
 7
 8
 17
 9
 5
 < 0.001
     Face rash
 2
 2
 7
 3
 3
 6
 4
 5
 < 0.001
     Warts
 1
 1
 2
 2
 1
 9
 6
 0
 < 0.001
     Sweat
 4
 4
 16
 7
 2
 11
 16
 4
 < 0.001
     Hair loss
 3
 3
 14
 31
 14
 20
 29
 7
 < 0.001
     Other skin complaints
 3
 3
 9
 3
 4
 6
 12
 0
 < 0.001

** Level of significance between the ethnic groups.

Dalgard et al. BMC Dermatology 2007 7:4   doi:10.1186/1471-5945-7-4