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Prevalence of asthma history by three definitions among those with and without a history of atopic dermatitis 1
| Method of Asthma Classification |
Atopic Dermatitis N=117 |
No Atopic Dermatitis N=561 |
P-value2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnosis | 36 (31%) | 124 (22%) | 0.045 |
| Medication use | 45 (38%) | 146 (26%) | 0.007 |
| Diagnosis and/or medication use |
48 (41%) | 162 (29%) | 0.010 |
The diagnosis of atopic dermatitis may have occurred before, at the same time, or after the first occurrence of asthma
Chi-square test
