Table 1.
Population characteristics by atopic dermatitis diagnosis for 34 313 adults (including missing data)
| Total number in category (% of all in the study) | Atopic dermatitis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No 25 955 (86.1) n (%) |
Yes, mild 3 756 (12.5) n (%) |
Yes, severe 419 (1.4) n (%) |
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| Sex | ||||
| Male | 15 880 (46.3) | 12 033 (46.4) | 1 660 (44.2) | 151 (36.0) |
| Female | 18 433 (53.7) | 13 922 (53.6) | 2 096 (55.8) | 268 (64.0) |
| Age | ||||
| 18–29 | 5 393 (15.7) | 3 991 (15.4) | 623 (16.6) | 133 (31.7) |
| 30–69 | 15 769 (46.0) | 11 921 (45.9) | 1 880 (50.1) | 175 (41.8) |
| 70+ | 13 151 (38.3) | 10 043 (38.7) | 1 253 (33.4) | 111 (26.5) |
| Comorbid conditions | ||||
| Chronic obstructive lung diseasea | ||||
| No | 22 772 (96.1) | 19 217 (96.6) | 2 690 (95.2) | 226 (91.5) |
| Yes | 912 (3.9) | 674 (3.4) | 135 (4.8) | 21 (8.5) |
| Asthma | ||||
| No | 26 163 (91.7) | 22 190 (92.9) | 2 993 (86.0) | 295 (77.8) |
| Yes | 2 368 (8.3) | 1 691 (7.1) | 486 (14.0) | 84 (22.2) |
| Recurrent gastrointestinal symptoms | ||||
| No | 22 453 (73.9) | 19 680 (76.2) | 2 391 (64.6) | 205 (50.4) |
| Yes, mild | 6 647 (21.9) | 5 208 (20.2) | 1 105 (29.9) | 131 (32.2) |
| Yes, severe | 1 267 (4.2) | 936 (3.6) | 205 (5.5) | 71 (17.4) |
| High blood pressurea | ||||
| No | 16 893 (66.1) | 14 245 (67.2) | 1 984 (66.0) | 152 (56.9) |
| Yes | 8 648 (33.9) | 6 946 (32.8) | 1 020 (34.0) | 115 (43.1) |
| Diabetes type 2a | ||||
| No | 21 844 (90.2) | 18 398 (90.7) | 2 604 (90.5) | 213 (83.9) |
| Yes | 2 383 (9.8) | 1 876 (9.3) | 274 (9.5) | 41 (16.1) |
| Obesity (BMI > = 30) | ||||
| No | 26 764 (81.8) | 20 546 (82.5) | 2 818 (78.0) | 278 (71.1) |
| Yes | 5 970 (18.2) | 4 351 (17.5) | 795 (22.0) | 113 (28.9) |
| Joint painb | ||||
| No | 8 185 (26.9) | 7 291 (28.5) | 776 (21.1) | 49 (11.9) |
| Yes, mild | 17 539 (57.7) | 14 696 (57.4) | 2 228 (60.5) | 225 (54.5) |
| Yes, severe | 4 677 (15.4) | 3 638 (14.2) | 681 (18.5) | 139 (33.7) |
| Headache or Migraine | ||||
| No | 23 661 (78.7) | 20 651 (80.3) | 2 619 (71.7) | 244 (60.2) |
| Yes, mild | 5 547 (18.5) | 4 432 (17.2) | 881 (24.1) | 122 (30.1) |
| Yes, severe | 846 (2.8) | 634 (2.5) | 153 (4.2) | 39 (9.6) |
| Health | ||||
| WHO-5 Well-being Index | ||||
| Very Good (WHO5 > 75) | 14 804 (48.5) | 12 817 (50.2) | 1 483 (40.2) | 84 (20.7) |
| Not Very Good | 15 750 (51.5) | 12 699 (49.8) | 2 204 (59.8) | 322 (79.3) |
| How would you rate your dental health? | ||||
| Very Good | 10 388 (30.6) | 8 292 (32.2) | 985 (26.4) | 101 (31.3) |
| Good | 15 349 (45.2) | 11 658 (45.2) | 1 701 (45.6) | 156 (37.4) |
| Not Good not Bad | 5 404 (15.9) | 3 910 (15.2) | 672 (18.0) | 86 (20.6) |
| Bad | 2 113 (6.2) | 1 464 (5.7) | 295 (7.9) | 45 (10.8) |
| Very Bad | 687 (2.0) | 450 (1.7) | 77 (2.1) | 29 (7.0) |
| Social and Background Factors | ||||
| Smoking | ||||
| No | 30 111 (88.9) | 23 022 (89.4) | 3 298 (88.5) | 335 (80.5) |
| Yes (daily or occasionally) | 3 777 (11.1) | 2 724 (10.6) | 427 (11.5) | 81 (19.5) |
| Highest level of education | ||||
| Compulsory schooling | 8 343 (24.6) | 6 090 (23.5) | 785 (21.1) | 119 (28.8) |
| Secondary education | 14 688 (43.3) | 11 076 (43.1) | 1 651 (44.4) | 195 (47.2) |
| Higher education | 10 892 (32.1) | 8 527 (33.2) | 1 281 (34.5) | 99 (24.0) |
aOnly age group over 30 years old
bPain in one or several of the following: shoulders, neck, back, arms, elbows, legs, knees