Table 2.
Risk of atopic diseases under different follow-up timea
Outcomes | Hazard ratio (95% Confidence interval)b | ||
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3 years | 10 years | 15 years | |
Atopic dermatitis | 1.84 (1.47,2.31) | 1.65 (1.43,1.90) | 1.65 (1.44,1.90) |
Asthma | 1.43 (1.31,1.56) | 1.40 (1.32,1.49) | 1.41 (1.33,1.49) |
Allergic rhinitis | 1.10 (1.02,1.19) | 1.08 (1.02,1.14) | 1.08 (1.03,1.13) |
HS: hidradenitis suppurativa
aData present here were the value of follow up from 180 days after index date to the respective following up years.
b Propensity score matching was performed on age at index, sex, race, body mass index, status of comorbidities (including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, urticaria, psoriasis), status of comedication use (glucocorticoid, TNF alpha inhibitors), status of smoking, alcoholism and substance use, medical utilization status, lab data regarding inflammation status (CRP) and social economic status (problems related to housing and economic circumstances, persons with potential health hazards related to socioeconomic and psychosocial circumstances).