Table 2.
Thyroid autoimmunity in children with skin disease divided into atopics and non-atopics
| Thyroid autoimmunity (%) | Atopics (%) | Non-atopics (%) | Statistical analysis | |
| All skin diseases | 9.6 | 29/212 (13.67) | 3/112 (2.67) | P = 0.0016 OR = 5.76 (1.71-19.35) |
| Atopic dermatitis | 8.02 | 13/113 (11.5) | 2/74 (2.7) | P = 0.03 OR = 4.68 (1.02-21.38) |
| Alopecia areata | 100 | 2/2 | 0 | NA |
| Chronic urticaria | 17.5 | 7/26 (26.9) | 0/14 | P = 0.0326 |
| Acute urticaria | 8.42 | 7/71 (9.85) | 1/24 (4.1) | P = 0.38 |