Table 1.
Characteristics of 39 African American Pediatric Patients with Atopic Dermatitis (AD)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
|
| |
| Sex, No. (%) | |
| Female | 18 (46) |
| Male | 21 (54) |
|
| |
| Age, mean (range), y | 6.7 (0.4–15) |
|
| |
| Atopy in immediate family, No. (%) | 35 (90) |
|
| |
| Onset age, No. (%), y | |
|
| |
| <2 | 30 (77) |
|
| |
| ≥2 | 9 (23) |
|
| |
| Asthma at age ≥4 y, No. (%) | 24 (77) |
|
| |
| Hay Fever at age ≥4 y, No. (%) | 16 (52) |
|
| |
| Allergy | |
| Food | 20 (51) |
| Peanut | 10 (26) |
| Fish or Shellfish | 10 (26) |
|
| |
| Quality of life disruption, mean (range)a | 7.9 (1–10) |
|
| |
| Triamcinolone ointment, 0.1%, treatment, No. (%) | 38 (97) |
|
| |
| SCORAD Index, mean (range)b | 58.5 (28.0–94.1) |
|
| |
| Moderate AD (SCORAD ≥ 25 – 49), No. (%) | 15 (38) |
|
| |
| Severe AD (SCORAD ≥ 50), No. (%) | 24 (62) |
|
| |
| FLG CNV Allele, R501X excluded, No. (%) | |
|
| |
| 10 | 47 (64) |
|
| |
| 11 | 13 (18) |
|
| |
| 12 | 14 (19) |
Abbrevation: CNV, copy number variant.
a
Scale of 0 to 10.
b
Scale of 0 to 103.