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. 2020 May 28;369:m1590. doi: 10.1136/bmj.m1590

Table 3.

List of studies providing incidence rates -by sex and age groups

Study, country, and study period Diagnostic method Age of population No with psoriasis Incidence rate per 100 000 person years (95% CI)
Entire group Female population Male population
Children
Tollefson et al (2010), US
 1970-99 Dermatologist or physician <18 357 40.8 (36.6 to 45.1)*† 43.9 (37.6 to 50.2)*† 37.9 (32.2 to 43.6)*†
0-3 27 13.5* 13.2* 13.7*
4-7 84 42.2* 40.2* 44.1*
8-10 69 44.0* 55.7* 33.2*
11-13 75 52.2* 49.6* 54.6*
14-17 102 53.1* 61.9* 44.7*
Adults
Pezzolo et al (2019), Italy
 2003-04 Self-reported diagnosis ≥25 302 (232 to 392)* 380 (270 to 535)* 296 (197 to 443)*
<35 186 (95 to 365)* 236 (101 to 554)* 137 (45 to 412)*
35-44 342 (193 to 605)* 251 (98 to 642)* 433 (211 to 889)*
45-54 219 (110 to 435)* 339 (156 to 739)* 96 (22 to 419)*
55-64 385 (223 to 665)* 492 (252 to 961)* 269 (105 to 690)*
65-74 420 (253 to 697)* 395 (199 to 782)* 456 (214 to 969)*
≥74
Khalid et al (2013), UK
 2007-09 Physician ≥18 10 832 280.0 (280.0 to 290.0)*†
18-29 350.0 (320.0 to 380.0)* 250.0 (230.0 to 280.0)*
30-39 320.0 (280.0 to 350.0)* 290.0 (260.0 to 320.0)*
40-49 220.0 (200.0 to 240.0)* 220.0 (200.0 to 250.0)*
50-59 310.0 (280.0 to 340.0)* 320.0 (300.0 to 360.0)*
60-69 310.0 (280.0 to 350.0)* 370.0 (330.0 to 400.0)*
70-79 290.0 (250.0 to 320.0)* 290.0 (250.0 to 330.0)*
≥80 160.0 (130.0 to 190.0)* 180.0 (140.0 to 230.0)*
Tillett et al (2017), UK
 1998-2014 Physician ≥18 88 858 183.0 (182.0 to 184.0)* 186.0 (184.0 to 188.0)* 179.0 (178.0 to 181.0)*
18-29 14 292 174.0 (171.0 to 177.0)* 193.0 (188.0 to 197.0)* 157.0 (154.0 to 161.0)*
30-39 15 169 176.0 (173.0 to 179.0)* 182.0 (178.0 to 186.0)* 170.0 (166.0 to 173.0)*
40-49 15 423 164.0 (162.0 to 167.0)* 158.0 (155.0 to 162.0)* 170.0 (166.0 to 174.0)*
50-59 16 218 195.0 (192.0 to 198.0)* 200.0 (196.0 to 204.0)* 190.0 (186.0 to 194.0)*
60-69 14 536 216.0 (213.0 to 220.0)* 217.0 (212.0 to 222.0)* 216.0 (211.0 to 221.0)*
70-79 9364 196.0 (192.0 to 204.0)* 196.0 (191.0 to 201.0)* 197.0 (191.0 to 203.0)*
80-89 3856 149.0 (145.0 to 154.0)* 145.0 (139.0 to 151.0)* 157.0 (150.0 to 165.0)*
Icen et al (2009), US
 1970-2000 Dermatologist or physician ≥18 1633 78.9 (75.0 to 82.9)*†‡ 73.2 (68.0 to 78.4)*†‡ 85.5 (79.5 to 91.6)*†‡
18-29 444 77.4* 75.6* 79.4*
30-39 391 81.1* 69.2* 93.3*
40-49 260 71.3* 69.0* 73.6*
50-59 230 88.0* 90.7* 85.2*
60-69 174 94.2* 76.2* 115.3*
70-79 94 73.8* 71.2* 77.9*
≥80 40 51.4* 39.8* 80.0*
All ages
Schonmann et al (2019), Israel
 2015 Dermatologist <1 23.0*
1-4 58.0*
5-14 117.0*
15-24 186.0*
25-34 315.0*
35-44 299.0*
45-54 302.0*
55-64 347.0*
65-74 350.0*
75-84 288.0*
≥85 173.0*
Znamenskaya et al (2012), Russia
 2009 Physician 0-18+ 99 988 70.5*
0-14 6069 28.8*
15-17 5864 118.2*
≥18 88 055 76.0*
 2010 0-18+ 99 348 69.8*
0-14 6045 28.2*
15-17 5873 128.2*
≥18 87 430 75.4*
 2011 0-18+ 99 436 69.6*
0-14 6104 28.0*
15-17 5681 126.7*
≥18 87 651 75.2*
Kubanova et al (2017), Russia
 2010 Physician 0-18+ 69.8*
0-14 27.9*
15-17 127.2*
≥18 75.4*
 2011 0-18+ 69.6*
0-14 28.0*
15-17 126.7*
≥18 75.2*
 2012 0-18+ 68.4*
0-14 27.8*
15-17 118.8*
≥18 74.2*
 2013 0-18+ 65.9*
0-14 27.3*
15-17 115.6*
≥18 71.7*
 2014 0-18+ 64.7*
0-14 25.1*
15-17 108.4*
≥18 72.4*
 2015 0-18+ 62.8*
0-14 24.0*
15-17 99.3*
≥18 69.6*
 2016 0-18+ 65.0*
0-14 24.3*
15-17 95.6*
≥18 72.6*
Huerta et al (2007), UK
 1996-97 Physician 0-80+ 3994 140.0*
0-19 116.0* 121.0* 110.0*
20-29 134.0* 155.0* 111.0*
30-39 155.0* 131.0* 174.0*
40-49 116.0* 105.0* 128.0*
50-59 167.0* 172.0* 161.0*
60-69 164.0* 144.0* 186.0*
70-79 163.0* 118.0* 224.0*
≥80 100.0* 82.0* 173.0*
Bell et al (1991), US
 1980-83 Dermatologist or physician 0-70+ 132 59.9 (49.5 to 70.3)*† 63.6 (48.9 to 78.3)*† 58.4 (42.8 to 74.1)*†
<20 21 30.9* 47.1* 14.8*
20-29 25 49.1* 41.3* 59.5*
30-39 25 71.7* 61.2* 82.9*
40-49 12 51.4* 58.6* 43.8*
50-59 18 94.6* 109.1* 78.3*
60-69 17 112.6* 126.5* 93.8*
≥70 14 77.4* 54.9* 130.6*
*

Values reported from the study.

Age or sex adjusted.