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Table THORS02

Work-related skin disease: percentage age distribution(a) of estimated cases reported by dermatologists to EPIDERM and by occupational physicians to OPRA, by sex and diagnostic category, 2006-2008

Sex Diagnostic category Percentage age distribution reported to both EPIDERM and OPRA(p) Percentage age distribution reported to EPIDERM(p) Percentage age distribution reported to OPRA(p)
16-24% 25-34% 35-44% 45-54% 55-64% 65+% 16-24% 25-34% 35-44% 45-54% 55-64% 65+% 16-24% 25-34% 35-44% 45-54% 55-64% 65+%
Male Contact dermatitis 9 22 29 21 16 3 10 23 27 22 15 4 9 20 33 19 19 -
Contact urticaria 7 28 42 6 18 - 9 32 32 5 23 - - 13 80 7 - -
Folliculitis /acne 82 12 6 - - - 84 13 3 - - - - - 100 - - -
Infective skin disease 10 - 45 3 41 - 19 - 6 - 75 - - - 92 8 - -
Mechanical skin disease 4 18 25 21 32 - 4 18 25 20 33 - - - - 100 - -
Nail conditions - 8 - - 92 - - 8 - - 92 - - - - - - -
Skin neoplasia - - 3 6 16 75 - - 3 6 16 75 - - - - - -
Other dermatoses 13 22 29 4 26 6 14 16 28 4 26 12 13 29 29 3 26 -
Total male diagnoses 6 14 19 14 17 29 6 12 16 14 17 35 9 20 35 17 19 -
Total individuals(b) 6 14 19 14 17 29 6 12 16 14 17 35 9 20 35 17 19 -
Female Contact dermatitis 28 26 19 18 8 1 30 26 18 17 9 1 19 30 22 22 7 -
Contact urticaria 7 26 33 27 7 - 8 23 34 32 2 - 3 36 31 - 31 -
Folliculitis /acne - - - 100 - - - - - 100 - - - - - - - -
Infective skin disease 7 31 31 31 - - 40 20 20 20 - - 3 32 32 32 - -
Mechanical skin disease - 6 82 - 12 - - - 88 - 13 - - 100 - - - -
Nail conditions - - 7 46 46 - - - 7 46 46 - - - - - - -
Skin neoplasia - - 6 14 8 72 - - 6 14 8 72 - - - - - -
Other dermatoses 1 3 39 53 4 - - 5 71 10 14 - 2 2 25 71 - -
Total female diagnoses 25 25 20 19 8 2 27 24 20 18 9 2 16 29 23 24 8 -
Total individuals(b) 25 26 20 19 8 2 28 25 19 17 9 2 16 29 24 24 6 -
All cases Contact dermatitis 19 24 23 19 12 2 21 24 22 19 11 3 14 25 28 20 13 -
Contact urticaria 7 26 35 21 10 - 8 25 33 26 7 - 2 30 44 2 22 -
Folliculitis /acne 60 9 4 27 - - 61 9 2 27 - - - - 100 - - -
Infective skin disease 8 18 37 20 17 - 24 5 10 5 57 - 2 24 48 26 - -
Mechanical skin disease 3 16 35 18 29 - 3 15 35 17 29 - - 50 - 50 - -
Nail conditions - 2 5 32 61 - - 2 5 32 61 - - - - - - -
Skin neoplasia - - 3 6 16 75 - - 3 6 16 75 - - - - - -
Other dermatoses 10 17 31 17 20 4 11 14 36 5 24 10 9 19 28 27 17 -
Total diagnoses 14 19 20 16 13 17 15 17 18 15 13 21 13 24 29 20 13 -
Total individuals(b) 14 19 20 16 13 17 15 17 17 15 14 22 13 24 29 21 13 -

Notes

  • (a) A small proportion of cases within each diagnostic category are of unknown age: percentages are calculated from those cases for which age was known and may not sum to 100 due to rounding.
  • (b) Individuals may have more than one diagnosis.
  • "-" means zero or rounds to zero.
  • (p) Provisional.

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