Table 4.
Associations between atopic dermatitis with depressive symptoms and suicidal behaviors among 72,435 Korean adolescents, stratified by sex
| Male | Female | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed atopic dermatitis during the past 12 months | ORb (95% Cl) | Diagnosed atopic dermatitis during the past 12 months | ORb (95% Cl) | ||||
| No, N (%) | Yes, N (%) | No, N (%) | Yes, N (%) | ||||
| Had depression symptomsa | No | 25,985 (75.1) | 1,477 (70.5) | 1.0 (ref) 1.21 (1.07–1.37) |
20,929 (63.4) | 1,614 (57.4) | 1.0 (ref) 1.25 (1.14–1.38) |
| Yes | 8,570 (24.9) | 623 (29.5) | 12,047 (36.6) | 1,190 (42.6) | |||
| Suicide ideation | No | 30,127 (87.1) | 1,758 (84.1) | 1.0 (ref) 1.20 (1.02–1.40) |
26,378 (80.0) | 2,102 (75.0) | 1.0 (ref) 1.25 (1.12–1.39) |
| Yes | 4,428 (12.9) | 342 (15.9) | 6,598 (20.0) | 702 (25.0) | |||
| Suicide planning | No | 32,939 (95.4) | 1,961 (93.8) | 1.0 (ref) 1.23 (0.99–1.52) |
30,814 (93.5) | 2,553 (90.8) | 1.0 (ref) 1.33 (1.13–1.57) |
| Yes | 1,616 (4.6) | 139 (6.2) | 2,162 (6.5) | 251 (9.2) | |||
| Suicide attempt | No | 33,579 (97.3) | 2,011 (95.8) | 1.0 (ref) 1.37 (1.04–1.80) |
31,231 (94.7) | 2,593 (92.3) | 1.0 (ref) 1.28 (1.08–1.53) |
| Yes | 976 (2.7) | 89 (4.2) | 1,745 (5.3) | 211 (7.7) | |||
a Among various symptoms of depression, this includes feelings of sadness or hopelessness hampering daily activities for over 2 weeks
b Odds ratio adjusted for age, residence, family affluence, father’s education attainment, mother’s education attainment, alcohol consumption, sleep duration, sleep satisfaction, violence