245 Sleep disturbances in children with atopic dermatitis throughout childhood: A population-based longitudinal birth cohort study

While atopic dermatitis (AD) is known to impact sleep among clinical populations, little is known about the association between AD disease activity and sleep over time among community-based populations. We aimed to determine whether children with active AD have impaired sleep duration and quality compared to children without AD throughout childhood using data from 11,432 individuals in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, a population-based prospective birth cohort in the UK. The annual period prevalence of active AD (assessed by maternal report of a typical itchy flexural rash in the past year, as defined in the International Studies of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood) ranged from 17-33% between infancy and age 15.
Source: Journal of Investigative Dermatology - Category: Dermatology Authors: Tags: Clinical Research: Epidemiology of Skin Diseases Source Type: research