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ArticleDermatitis : contact, atopic, occupational, drug

Associations of childhood eczema severity: a US population-based study.

Jonathan I Silverberg, Eric L Simpson

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Article in Dermatitis : contact, atopic, occupational, drug. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 102 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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102citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

102 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 253 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Emollient application from birth to prevent eczema in high-risk children: the BEEP RCT.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2024
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  17. Methotrexate in the treatment of atopic dermatitis.Postepy dermatologii i alergologii · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jonathan I SilverbergFrom the Departments of *Dermatology, †Preventive Medicine, and ‡Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; and §Department of Dermatology, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, OR.
Eric L Simpson
Northwestern University · USOregon Health & Science University · US

Funding

The Role of the Skin Barrier in Atopic Dermatitis Development and PreventionK23AR057486 · NIAMS · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI SIMPSON, ERIC L · 2010 to 2013
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NIAMS NIH HHS K23 AR057486NIAMS NIH HHS K23AR057486
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLittle is known about the predictors of eczema severity in the US population.

objectivesWe sought to determine the distribution and associations of childhood eczema severity in the United States.

methodsWe analyzed the data from the 2007 National Survey of Children's Health, a prospective questionnaire-based study of a nationally representative sample of 91,642 children (range, 0-17 years).

resultsThe prevalence of childhood eczema was 12.97% (95% confidence interval [95% CI], 12.42-13.53); 67.0% (95% CI, 64.8-69.2) had mild disease, 26.0% (95% CI, 23.9-28.1) had moderate disease, and 7.0% (95% CI, 5.8-8.3) had severe disease. There was significant statewide variation of the distribution of eczema severity (Rao-Scott χ, P = 0.004), with highest rates of severe disease in Mid-Atlantic and Midwestern states. In univariate models, eczema severity was increased with older age, African American and Hispanic race/ethnicity, lower household income, oldest child in the family, home with a single mother, lower paternal/maternal education level, maternal general health, maternal/paternal emotional health, dilapidated housing, and garbage on the streets. In multivariate survey logistic regression models using stepwise and backward selection, moderate-to-severe eczema was associated with older age, lower household income, and fair or poor maternal health but inversely associated with birthplace outside the United States.

conclusionsThese data indicate that environmental and/or lifestyle factors play an important role in eczema severity.

Indexed as

Population SurveillanceSeverity of Illness IndexAdolescentAge DistributionAsthmaChildChild, PreschoolEczemaFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleOdds RatioPrevalenceRhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal

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PMID24819283
PMCPMC4118692
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