Risk factors of acute and chronic urticaria in dermatology and venereology outpatient clinic Dr. Soetomo General Academic Teaching Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia

Abstract

Urticaria is a skin disorder characterized by localized redness or edema of the mucosa followed by an itching sensation that subsides within a day. Proper treatment not only requires pharmacological treatment but also preventive measures to reduce the impact of risk factors that can worsen the patient's urticaria complaints. This study is an observational study with a retrospective approach that aims to evaluate the risk factors of acute and chronic urticaria patients at Allergy Immunology Division Dermatovenereology Outpatient Clinic Dr. Soetomo General Academic Teaching Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia from 2018 to 2020. This study found 179 new urticaria patients with the number of acute urticaria patients 114 patients (63.7%) and chronic urticaria 65 patients (36.3%). The analysis was conducted based on the characteristics of the samples gender, age, atopic history with a p-value>0.05. There was a statistically significant correlation between Body Mass Index (BMI) (p=0.003). The multivariable logistic regression analysis showed BMI (OR=1.16; 95%CI=1.05-1.27; p=0.002) and history of allergic rhinitis (OR=4.32; 95%CI=1.25-14.86; p=0.020) were factors that played a significant role in the incidence of chronic urticaria.