Allergic Disorders in Scotland
A 2009 report by Anandan et al found that allergic disorders are extremely common in Scotland, affecting about one in three of the population at some time in their lives. In summary they found that:
- incidence was higher in women (37 per 1000 registered patients) than men (27 per 1000 registered patients);
- incidence was highest for eczema (10.2 per 1000 registered patients);
- over 4% of all GP consultations and 1.5% of hospital admissions were for allergic disorders;
- there were 100 asthma deaths in 2005 (20 per million people).
C Anandan, R Gupta, CR Simpson, C Fischbacher, A Sheikh.
Epidemiology and disease burden from allergic disease in Scotland: analyses of national databases.
J R Soc Med 2009;102:431-442.