Table 3.
Effect of Kawasaki disease on atopic dermatitis.
| Study | Study design | Population | N number of KD patients | Age of KD patients (y) | Control | Follow-up period (y) | Adjusted Hazard ratio | CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (14) | Population-based | Taiwan | 7,072 | 0–5 years | Non-KD | Till 6–13 years old | 0.95 (adjusted OR) | 0.82–1.10 |
| (17) | Population-based | Taiwan | 360 | 0–6 years | Non-KD | 5 years | 1.25 | 1.01–1.54 |
| (18) | Case-control telephone survey | United States | 83 | Innocent heart murmurs | 9 | 1.6–49.4 | ||
| (19) | Case-control | Japan | 1,165 | KD between the ages of 1 and 5 years | Non-KD | 1.66 (relative risk) | ||
| Questionnaire | ||||||||
| Survey | ||||||||
| (24) | Cross-sectional study | Singapore | 93 | 1.17 | Well-sibling controls | 7.08 years old at evaluation | 1.30 (adjusted OR) | 0.52–3.23 |
| Concomitant | ||||||||
| (15) | Population-based | Taiwan | 200 | Male subjects with KD between 1 and 5 years of age | non-KD | 3.02 (OR) | 1.22–7.50 |
CI, confidence interval; KD, Kawasaki disease; OR, odds ratio; y, years.