Stress-related skin diseases in Japan

By Ken Y-N ( December 1, 2011 at 01:08) ? Filed under Lifestyle, Polls

iShare recently took a look at stress and skin diseases.

Demographics

Between the 14th and 17th of October 2011 3,272 members of the CLUB BBQ free email forwarding service completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 72.8% of the sample were male, 1.3% in their teens, 8.9% in their twenties, 24.3% in their thirties, 33.2% in their forties, 25.7% in their fifties, and 6.5% in their sixties.

One reason for this survey was that November 12th was ?Skin Day?; one way of reading 1112 is ????, ii hifu, or good skin in English.

In the list of diseases in Q2 you might notice the absence of psoriasis, according to my local quack and his big book of diseases the most common reason for people in the west to visit the dermatologist. In white people the rate is about 2 in 100, but in oriental people it is closer to 2 in 10,000, thus it is well below the radar in Japan.

I used to get rough skin from stress, but I don?t these days. However, my ears go red some evenings for no discernable reason, so I tend to assume it might just be stress.

Research results

Q1: Do you currently have any worries about your skin? (Sample size=3,272)

?	All	Male N=2,382	Female N=890
Yes	31.0%	24.0%	49.7%
No (to end of survey)	69.0%	76.0%	50.3%

Q2: What kinds of skin worries do you currently have? (Sample size=1,013, multiple answer)

?	All	Male N=571	Female N=442
Dry skin	47.2%	48.2%	45.9%
Stains, freckles	37.5%	19.8%	60.4%
Pimples, acne	29.6%	23.5%	37.6%
Sensitive skin	22.8%	16.8%	30.5%
Flabbiness	21.6%	11.7%	34.4%
Dullness of skin	19.1%	10.0%	30.8%
Wrinkles	19.0%	8.8%	32.1%
Atopic dermatitis	16.5%	17.2%	15.6%
Oily skin	16.0%	17.2%	14.5%
Birthmarks, moles, warts	14.5%	12.1%	17.6%
Athlete?s foot, fungal infections	11.9%	16.6%	5.9%
Hives	10.4%	9.3%	11.8%
Hyperhidrosis (excess sweat), underarm odour	10.1%	9.6%	10.6%
Swelling	10.1%	5.6%	15.8%
Corns, callouses	9.7%	6.5%	13.8%
Chapped skin	9.3%	7.7%	11.3%
Sunburn stains	7.1%	2.8%	12.7%
Rash from cosmetics	2.7%	0.2%	5.9%
Ichthyosis	1.9%	1.2%	2.7%
Other	5.5%	6.0%	5.0%

Q3: Are you currently in work (including part time, etc)? (Sample size=1,013)

?	All	Male N=571	Female N=442
Yes (to SQ1)	82.1%	90.0%	71.9%
No	17.9%	10.0%	28.1%

Q3SQ1: Do you feel stress at work? (Sample size=832)

?	All	Male N=514	Female N=318
Very much so (to SQ2)	34.4%	34.6%	34.0%
A little (to SQ2)	54.6%	53.3%	56.6%
Not at all	11.1%	12.1%	9.4%

Q3SQ2: What causes you to feel stress at work? (Sample size=740, multiple answer)

?	All	Male N=452	Female N=288
Worries about future security	43.5%	40.3%	48.6%
Excessive workload	43.4%	45.4%	40.3%
Dissatisfaction regarding pay, evaluation	35.1%	35.6%	34.4%
Relationship with boss	31.1%	33.0%	28.1%
Relationship with colleagues	25.1%	21.2%	31.3%
Demotivation	23.2%	25.0%	20.5%
Excessive expectations, demands from the company	19.5%	21.2%	16.7%
Dissatisfaction regarding company policies, direction	17.0%	18.4%	14.9%
Relationship with subordinates	14.2%	19.0%	6.6%
Work mistakes	12.7%	12.8%	12.5%
Excessive expectations, demands from customers	10.9%	13.7%	6.6%
Other	3.8%	3.3%	4.5%

Q3SQ3: Have you ever experienced your skin being adversely affected by workplace stress? (Sample size=740)

?	All	Male N=452	Female N=288
Yes (to SQ4)	34.3%	25.7%	47.9%
No	65.7%	74.3%	52.1%

Q3SQ4: Did you do anything to deal with your skin being adversely affected by workplace stress? (Sample size=254, multiple answer)

?	All	Male N=116	Female N=138
Yes	55.1%	50.9%	58.7%
No	44.9%	49.1%	41.3%

Q4: Do you feel stress in your private life? (Sample size=1,013)

?	All	Male N=571	Female N=442
Very much so (to SQ1)	18.8%	16.5%	21.7%
A little (to SQ1)	55.9%	54.5%	57.7%
Not at all	25.4%	29.1%	20.6%

Q4SQ1: What causes you to feel stress in your private life? (Sample size=756, multiple answer)

?	All	Male N=405	Female N=351
Lack of sleep	41.0%	44.2%	37.3%
Lack of strength	41.0%	38.3%	44.2%
Relationship with family, relatives (other than spouse)	39.2%	35.6%	43.3%
Lack of exercise	38.9%	40.7%	36.8%
Relationship with spouse, partner	27.6%	27.4%	27.9%
No time for hobbies	27.5%	30.6%	23.9%
Injury, illnesss	18.0%	17.3%	18.8%
Sexual frustration	16.7%	25.9%	6.0%
Change in environment	12.8%	9.9%	16.2%
Relationship with friends	11.9%	10.4%	13.7%
Other	7.3%	4.4%	10.5%

Q4SQ2: Have you ever experienced your skin being adversely affected by private life stress? (Sample size=756)

?	All	Male N=405	Female N=351
Yes (to SQ3)	22.6%	13.8%	32.8%
No	77.4%	86.2%	67.2%

Q4SQ3: Did you do anything to deal with your skin being adversely affected by workplace stress? (Sample size=171, multiple answer)

?	All	Male N=56	Female N=115
Yes	60.8%	57.1%	62.6%
No	39.2%	42.9%	37.4%

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