Duration of neonatal intensive care unit exposure associated with decreased risk of atopic dermatitis.
Pediatr Dermatol
; 38(1): 83-87, 2021 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-33063877
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:
Premature infants have lower rates of atopic dermatitis (AD) compared with full-term infants, though little is known about the factors contributing to this association. We explored the infant and environmental factors that may contribute to the association between prematurity and atopic dermatitis, including mode of delivery, birthweight, gestation, and duration of stay in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).METHODS:
This was a single-center retrospective study. Independent samples t tests or chi-square tests were used to compare groups on continuous and categorical variables, respectively. Logistic regression then examined the association of the predictor variables with AD.RESULTS:
Four thousand sixteen mother-infant dyads were included. Infants had a higher risk of developing AD if they were delivered vaginally (P = .013), did not stay in the NICU (P < .001), had a longer gestation (P = .001), or had a higher birthweight (P = .002). In modeling atopic dermatitis with the predictor variables, only NICU length of stay remained significantly associated with a lower risk of AD (P = .004).CONCLUSION:
Infants had a lower risk of developing AD if they had a longer stay in the NICU.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Unidades de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal
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Dermatite Atópica
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Newborn
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article