Table 1. Baseline characteristics and blood biomarker levels.
| Control | Atopic
Dermatitis |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n= 118 | n= 59 | ||
|
Age in years,
mean (SD) |
40.3 (14.2) | 39.5 (15.2) | 0.707 |
| Female gender | 58 (49.2%) | 29 (49.2%) | 1.000 |
|
Race and
Ethnicity (%) |
0.883 | ||
| Hispanic | 8 (6.8%) | 6 (10.2%) | 0.555 |
| Non-Hispanic White | 71 (60.2%) | 35 (59.3%) | 1.000 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 21 (17.8%) | 9 (15.3%) | 0.832 |
| Other | 18 (15.3%) | 9 (15.3%) | 1.000 |
| Smoking (%) | 1.000 | ||
| Missing | 4 (3.4%) | 2 (3.4%) | 1.000 |
| NO | 100 (84.7%) | 50 (84.7%) | 1.000 |
| YES | 14 (11.9%) | 7 (11.9%) | 1.000 |
| CRP mg/dL (SD) | 0.4 (0.7) | 0.7 (1.0) | **0.001 |
| LDH U/L (SD) | 132.7 (30.3) | 293.8 (115.3) | ***< 0.00001 |
|
Triglycerides
mg/dL (SD) |
136.1 (158.3) | 130.0 (69.8) | 0.482 |
| LDL mg/dL (SD) | 116.1 (31.3) | 111.5 (38.2) | 0.357 |
| HDL mg/dL (SD) | 54.1 (14.4) | 60.6 (27.8) | 0.376 |
|
Body Mass Index
kg/m 2 (SD) |
28.1 (6.8) | 27.5 (5.6) | 0.781 |
Comparisons of AD patients with matched healthy controls. Two samples t-test (age), Fisher exact test (gender, ethnicity, smoking), Wilcoxon test (CRP, LDH, triglycerides, LDL, HDL, BMI).