Sarcouncil Journal of Internal Medicine and Public Health

Abstract: the study collected 80 patients and 30 controls from different hospitals .with a period from 2-1-2024 to 24-1-2024. Where this study aims to assess the Relationship between skin allergy and anxiety disorders and identify prevalence in Iraq. This study was designed according to two groups, control and patients, and the fear scale was evaluated in both groups, and the effect of allergy, and the HAMA scale was used. The results and demographic data were analyzed using the IBM SOFT SPSS statistical analysis program, and the following results were found: Comparative analysis showed that individuals reporting allergies were slightly younger (mean age 34.9 ± 10.7 years compared to 36.9 ± 12.1 years, P < 0.0001), had a slightly lower proportion of females (45.5% compared to 48.9%, P < 0.0001), The distribution of patients by diagnosis is shown in Figure 3. The most common allergies in the patient cohort were prurigo nodosa in 19 patients (23.75%) and eczema in 15 patients (18.75%). The level of anxiety was assessed using the HAMA scale, where the HAMA. (V Patients Control P-value) 1. Male 8.76±2.29 2.88±1.66 <0.001, 2. Female 9.11±1.86 3.11±0.99 <0.001. The regression coefficient for stress (OR 3.1) (CI 1.8-4.2) was found to be significant at the 0.001 level. There was also a strong effect of gender, with women having a 2.4-fold increased risk compared to men (p < 0.001), where the present study arrives at the conclusion that patients suffering from allergies at an early age are more prone to developing anxiety and depression