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. 2023 Feb 27;11:165–173. doi: 10.1016/j.jdin.2023.02.008

Table II.

Study data on risk factors for pediatric hand eczema

Source Setting Study design (yrs) Age of study participants included (yrs) No. of total participants Odds ratio of association between
Female sex and HE (95% CI) AD and HE (95% CI) Asthma and HE (95% CI) Allergic rhinitis and HE (95% CI) Nickel allergy and HE (95% CI)
Grönhagen et al,17
2015
Sweden;
Birth registry
Birth cohort (1994-2012) 0-16 2927 NR 3.7 (2.0-7.0)
(P < .01)
1.5 (0.8-2.5)
(P = .2),
1.2 (0.6-2.1)
(P = .6)
NR NR
Mortz et al,8
2001
Denmark;
40 schools
Cross-sectional (1995-1997) 12-16 1438 NR 5.61 (3.81-8.25)
(P < .001)
1.58 (1.01-2.46)
(P < .05)
(insignificant after Bonferroni correction)
NR NR
Röhrl and Stenberg,15
2010
Sweden;
11 schools
Cross-sectional (2000-2004) 14-24 7543 2.0 (1.3-3.2) 4.5 (3.3-6.1) 1.48 (1.04-2.09) 1.8 (1.3-2.5) 1.7 (1.1-2.7)
Silverberg et al,16
2021
USA, Canada;
>20 clinics
Retrospective (2000-2016) 0-18 1634 0.525 (0.497-0.554)
(P = .6341)
0.989 (0.684-1.431)
(P = .9550)
0.622 (0.378-1.023)
(P = .0615)
0.782 (0.511-1.197)
(P = .2578)
0.539 (0.349-0.832)
(P = .00525)
Wang et al,10
2021
Germany;
4 regions
Cross-sectional (2012-2014) 15 1468 1.5 (0.9-2.6)
(P = .090)
1.8 (1.1-2.8)
(P = .019)
NR 1.4 (0.8-2.5)
(P = .250)
NR

AD, Atopic dermatitis; HE, hand eczema; No., number; NR, not reported; Yrs., years.

Also included allergic rhinitis in their calculation.

Not reported in multivariable logistic regression analysis.