To inform the WHO Global report on psoriasis, a new comprehensive worldwide systematic
review of the epidemiology of psoriasis was undertaken. The aim of this study was to …

The worldwide incidence and prevalence of psoriasis is poorly understood. To better
understand this, we performed a systematic review of published population-based studies …

Background Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disorder associated with significant
morbidity and mortality. Up-to-date prevalence data on psoriasis provide the foundation for …

Importance Despite the growing literature on comorbidity risks in psoriasis, there remains a
critical knowledge gap on the degree to which objectively measured psoriasis severity may …

Aims As part of a larger study to estimate the global burden of disease and injury attributable
to alcohol: to evaluate the evidence for a causal impact of average volume of alcohol …

Objective To estimate the incidence of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) in patients with psoriasis, and
to identify risk factors for its development. Methods The study was designed as a prospective …

Objective To determine the incidence of depression, anxiety, and suicidality in patients with
psoriasis compared with the general population. Design A population-based cohort study …

BACKGROUND: Increasing population-based studies have suggested a relationship
between psoriasis and metabolic syndrome. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to …

Background The burden of psoriasis across many world regions is high and there is a
recognized need to better understand the epidemiology of this common skin disorder …

Previous studies have estimated a prevalence of a broad grouping of autoimmune diseases
of 3.2%, based on literature review of studies published between 1965 and 1995, and 5.3 …