Association between Atopic Dermatitis and Conjunctivitis in Adults: A Population-Based Study in the United States.

Association between Atopic Dermatitis and Conjunctivitis in Adults: A Population-Based Study in the United States. J Dermatolog Treat. 2019 Aug 22;:1-18 Authors: Wu KK, Borba AJ, Deng PH, Armstrong AW Abstract The association between atopic dermatitis (AD) and conjunctivitis in adults has not been well established. We conducted a cross-sectional study of the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) and National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) from 2002-2015 in order to evaluate the association between AD and conjunctivitis in U.S. adults. We performed multivariable logistic regression analyses adjusting for sociodemographic factors. An estimated total [95% CI] of 8,581,098 [7,592,037-9,570,160] weighted AD visits and 12,853,199,920 [12.808,269,186-12,898,131,033] weighted non-AD visits were utilized for our analyses. When compared to adults without AD, adults with AD had a fourfold higher risk of conjunctivitis (OR =4.38; 95% CI, 1.39-13.79; pā€‰=ā€‰0.012) and specifically, an eightfold higher risk of allergic conjunctivitis (OR =8.03; 95% CI, 1.76-36.58; pā€‰=ā€‰0.007). Among adults with AD, 67.6% of their visits for conjunctivitis were for allergic conjunctivitis. Among adults without AD, 35.4% of their visits for conjunctivitis were for allergic conjunctivitis. Results of this study suggest that adults with AD have a significantly higher risk of conjunctivitis and specifically, allergic conjunctivitis when ...
Source: Journal of Dermatological Treatment - Category: Dermatology Tags: J Dermatolog Treat Source Type: research