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- Title
Association between body mass index and atopic dermatitis among adolescents: Findings from a national cross-sectional study in Korea.
- Authors
Lim, Jae Hyeok; Jang, Yun Seo; Kim, Dan Bi; Jang, Suk-Yong; Park, Eun-Cheol
- Abstract
Background: The association between atopic dermatitis and childhood overweight and obesity has been studied extensively, but the results are inconclusive; most studies have focused on body mass index as a measure of obesity, with few investigating the relationship with underweight. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the association between body mass index levels and atopic dermatitis in Korean adolescents. Methods: 3-year (2019–2021) of Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey were used. Body mass index was used to measure obesity and a recent diagnosis within the past year was used as the criterion for atopic dermatitis. Multiple logistic regression analyses were performed to explore the associations. The odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated. Results: A total of 144,183 adolescents aged 12–18 years were included in this study (74,704 males and 69,479 females). Over the past year, 5.4% of males and 7.3% of females were diagnosed with atopic dermatitis in the study population. Adolescents with normal weight (males [OR: 1.19, CI: 1.02–1.38]; females [OR: 1.26, CI: 1.10–1.43]) and overweight (males [OR: 1.37, CI: 1.16–1.61]; females [OR: 1.37, CI: 1.19–1.58]) were more likely to develop atopic dermatitis than underweight. Conclusion: Increased degree of obesity may contribute to the development of atopic dermatitis. The normal-weight and obese adolescents had higher likelihood of developing atopic dermatitis compared with the underweight adolescents.
- Subjects
ATOPIC dermatitis; BODY mass index; OVERWEIGHT children; KOREANS; MULTIPLE regression analysis; TEENAGERS
- Publication
PLoS ONE, 2024, Vol 19, Issue 7, p1
- ISSN
1932-6203
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0307140