Lifestyle and nickel allergy in a Swedish adolescent population: effects of piercing, tattooing and orthodontic appliances

Lifestyle and nickel allergy in a Swedish adolescent population : effects of piercing, tattooing and orthodontic appliances

The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of life-style practices in adolescents and their association with nickel allergy. Upper secondary school pupils (n = 4,376; 15-23 years) were patch-tested for nickel aller-gy, follow-ing completion of a questionnaire (answered by 6,095). Almost 86% girls and 21% of boys reported piercing. More girls (6%) than boys (3%) had a tattoo. Twenty-six percent of the girls and 18% of the boys were regular smokers. Vegetarian/vegan diets were reported by 20% of girls and by 6% of boys. Piercing, female gender, and vocational programme increased the risk of nickel allergy, whereas orthodontic appliance treat-ment prior to piercing reduced the risk of nickel allergy. Pupils in vocational programmes had the highest prevalence of nickel allergy. Lifestyle behaviours are interconnected and cluster in subgroups of adolescents. Female sex, piercing and choice of educational programme are prominent lifestyle markers. A trend shift is observed, where more girls than boys report tattooing.

Persson, MauritsUmeå universitet,Institutionen för odontologi(Swepub:umu)mape0001 (author)
Bergström, ErikUmeå universitet,Pediatrik(Swepub:umu)erbe0013 (author)
Stenlund, HansUmeå universitet,Dermatologi och venereologi(Swepub:umu)hast0001 (author)
Stymne, Birgitta (author)
Stenberg, Berndt,1948-Umeå universitet,Dermatologi och venereologi(Swepub:umu)best0001 (author)
Umeå universitetInstitutionen för odontologi (creator_code:org_t)

In:Acta Dermato-Venereologica: Society for the Publication of Acta Dermato - Venereologica92:6, s. 664-6680001-55551651-2057

By the author/editor: Fors, Ronny; Persson, Maurits; Bergström, Erik; Stenlund, Hans; Stymne, Birgitta; Stenberg, Berndt ...

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