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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, 2005-2007

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 12 20 29 22 15 3 11 20 28 22 16 3 15 17 33 22 13 -
Contact urticaria 7 35 42 5 11 - 10 43 41 6 - - - 11 44 - 44 -
Folliculitis /acne 81 13 3 - 3 - 83 13 3 - - - - - - - 100 -
Infective skin disease 7 - 32 2 59 - 19 - 6 - 75 - - - 48 4 48 -
Mechanical skin disease 1 21 22 22 34 - 1 21 22 22 34 - - - - - - -
Nail conditions - 3 65 - 32 - - 3 65 - 32 - - - - - - -
Skin neoplasia - - 3 6 19 72 - - 3 6 19 72 - - - - - -
Other dermatoses 8 32 31 4 13 12 3 25 32 5 14 22 14 41 29 3 13 -
Total male diagnoses 8 14 21 15 17 26 6 12 18 15 17 31 14 19 33 19 15 -
Total individuals(b) 8 14 21 15 17 26 6 12 18 15 17 32 14 19 33 19 15 -
Female Contact dermatitis 25 26 18 22 8 1 27 26 17 20 8 1 17 25 18 30 9 -
Contact urticaria 9 38 26 19 7 - 11 26 35 26 3 - 5 77 - - 18 -
Folliculitis /acne - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Infective skin disease 22 6 72 - - - 50 25 25 - - - 14 - 86 - - -
Mechanical skin disease 4 29 31 6 31 - 3 - 48 - 48 - 5 70 5 15 5 -
Nail conditions - - 6 82 12 - - - 6 88 6 - - - - - 100 -
Skin neoplasia - - 5 4 20 72 - - 5 4 20 72 - - - - - -
Other dermatoses 1 17 31 45 5 - - 5 67 10 19 - 2 22 20 57 - -
Total female diagnoses 23 26 19 22 9 2 25 25 19 20 9 3 15 29 18 29 9 -
Total individuals(b) 23 26 18 22 9 2 25 25 18 20 9 3 15 29 18 30 8 -
All cases Contact dermatitis 19 23 23 22 11 2 20 24 22 21 12 2 16 21 25 26 11 -
Contact urticaria 9 37 31 15 8 - 11 31 36 20 2 - 3 58 13 - 26 -
Folliculitis /acne 81 13 3 - 3 - 83 13 3 - - - - - - - 100 -
Infective skin disease 12 2 44 2 41 - 25 5 10 - 60 - 5 - 62 3 31 -
Mechanical skin disease 2 24 25 16 33 - 2 15 29 16 38 - 5 70 5 15 5 -
Nail conditions - 2 46 26 26 - - 2 47 26 25 - - - - - 100 -
Skin neoplasia - - 3 6 19 72 - - 3 6 19 72 - - - - - -
Other dermatoses 6 28 31 16 11 8 2 21 37 6 15 18 9 33 26 25 8 -
Total diagnoses 14 19 20 18 13 15 14 18 18 17 14 19 15 24 25 24 12 -
Total individuals(b) 14 19 19 18 13 16 14 18 18 17 14 20 15 24 26 24 11 -

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