268 Impact of body mass index and waist circumferences on the risk of chronic spontaneous urticaria: A nationwide, population-based study

Previous study regarding association between obesity and chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) is scarce. The aim was to investigate the impact of body mass index (BMI) and waist circumferences (WC) on the risk of CSU in the Korean adult population. We used the health check-up database, which is sub-dataset of the Korean National Health Insurance Service database. Study population included subjects who underwent at least one biennial health check-up between 2009 and 2012. General obesity and abdominal obesity were defined by BMI and WC.
Source: Journal of Investigative Dermatology - Category: Dermatology Authors: Tags: Clinical Research: Epidemiology of Skin Diseases Source Type: research