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. 2021 Aug 27;11(5):1707–1715. doi: 10.1007/s13555-021-00587-9

Table 2.

Risk of cardiovascular disease and and major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with AD

Risk of CVD and MACE in study populations CVD MACE
AD cohort Control cohort OR (95% CI) AD cohort Control cohort OR (95% CI)
 Incident, overall population, n 130,427 392,406 1.38 (1.34, 1.41) 130,427 392,406 1.40 (1.34, 1.45)
  % with event 8.4% 6.3% 2.6% 1.9%
 Patients with metabolic disorders, n 79,199 191,699 1.09 (1.07, 1.12) 89,657 214,137 1.14 (1.09, 1.18)
  % with event 12.1% 11.2% 3.7% 3.3%
 Patients without metabolic disorders, n 51,228 200,707 1.25 (1.13, 1.39) 40,770 178,269 1.22 (1.01, 1.47)
  % with event 1.2% 0.9% 0.3% 0.3%
Long-term (≥ 3 years) follow-up population
 Overall population, n 29,900 108,058 1.76 (1.69, 1.82) 29,900 108,508 1.68 (1.58, 1.78)
  % with event 17.0% 10.4% 5.2% 3.1%
 Patients with metabolic disorders, n 22,195 61,421 1.33 (1.28, 1.38) 24,573 67,320 1.30 (1.23, 1.39)
  % with event 20.5% 16.3% 6.2% 4.8%
 Patients without metabolic disorders, n 7705 46,637 1.41 (1.15, 1.71) 5327 41,188 1.46 (1.01, 2.10)
  % with event 2.2% 1.4% 0.7% 0.5%

AD atopic dermatitis, CI confidence interval, CVD cardiovascular disease, MACE major adverse cardiovascular events, OR odds ratio