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. 2023 Jan 1;13(1):e2023053. doi: 10.5826/dpc.1301a53

Table 2.

Number, frequency and odds ratio (OR) for comorbid conditions of patients with atopic dermatitis between 2013 and 2021 compared to controls.

Comorbidity ICD-10-code Atopic dermatitis (n=2946) n (%) OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR # (95% CI) Significance level ##
Predominantly allergic asthma J45.0 177 (6.0) 8.6 (7.3–10.1) 6.4 (5.5–7.5) ***
Vasomotor and allergic rhinitis J30 897 (30.4) 4.0 (3.7–4.4) 4.2 (3.8–4.5) ***
Acute atopic conjunctivitis H10.1 530 (18.0) 6.4 (5.8–7.0) 5.6 (5.1–6.2) ***
Vitiligo L80 21 (0.7) 2.9 (1.8–4.4) 3.5 (2.2–5.4) ***
Alopecia areata L63 35 (1.2) 3.8 (2.7–5.4) 3.9 (2.8–5.5) ***
Crohn disease K50 29 (1.0) 2.5 (1.7–3.5) 3.4 (2.4–4.9) ***
Ulcerative colitis K51 27 (0.9) 1.5 (1.0–2.3) 2.2 (1.5–3.2) ***
Essential hypertension I10 280 (9.5) 0.5 (0.4–0.5) 2.2 (1.9–2.6) ***
Atherosclerosis I70 12 (0.4) 0.7 (0.4–1.2) 3.5 (1.9–6.2) ***
Cerebral infarction I63 25 (0.8) 0.7 (0.5–1.1) 3.0 (2.0–4.6) ***
Angina pectoris I20 31 (1.1) 0.5 (0.3–0.7) 1.9 (1.3–2.8) ***
Disorders of lipoprotein metabolism and other lipidemias E78 167 (5.7) 0.4 (0.4–0.5) 1.8 (1.5–2.2) ***
Obesity E66 253 (8.6) 1.1 (0.9–1.2) 1.6 (1.4–1.9) ***
Problems related to lifestyle Z72 138 (4.7) 0.9 (0.8–1.1) 1.5 (1.3–1.8) ***
Depressive episode F32 364 (12.4) 1.1 (0.9–1.2) 1.4 (1.3–1.6) ***
Other anxiety disorders F41 502 (17.0) 1.3 (1.1–1.4) 1.5 (1.4–1.7) ***
Obsessive-compulsive disorder F42 42 (1.4) 2.3 (1.7–3.1) 2.0 (1.5–2.7) ***
Non-organic sleep disorder F51 296 (10.0) 0.9 (0.8–0.9) 1.5 (1.4–1.8) ***
Sleep-disorders G47 256 (8.7) 0.9 (0.9–1.1) 1.8 (1.6–2.0) ***
Other bacterial intestinal infections A04 31 (1.1) 1.7 (1.2–2.4) 2.4 (1.7–3.4) ***
Erysipelas A46 95 (3.2) 1.5 (1.2–1.8) 3.4 (2.8–4.2) ***
Lyme disease A69.2 140 (4.8) 1.1 (0.9–1.3) 1.7 (1.4–2.0) ***
Herpes simplex infections B00 145 (4.9) 3.2 (2.7–3.8) 3.3 (2.8–3.9) ***
Viral infection of unspecified site B34 977 (33.2) 2.1 (2.0–2.3) 1.6 (1.5–1.7) ***
Dermatophytosis B35 236 (8.0) 1.8 (1.5–2.0) 2.5 (2.2–2.8) ***
Candidiasis B37 253 (8.6) 1.7 (1.5–1.9) 2.1 (1.8–2.4) ***
Streptococcus and staphylococcus as the cause of diseases classified to other chapters B95 75 (2.5) 2.6 (2.1–3.3) 5.9 (4.6–7.4) ***
Impetigo L01 585 (19.9) 8.0 (7.3–8.8) 4.9 (4.5–5.4) ***
Resistance to methicillin U82.1 21 (0.7) 3.7 (2.4–5.7) 2.9 (1.9–4.5) ***
Tobacco use Z72.0 66 (2.2) 0.9 (0,7–1.1) 1.5 (1.2–2.0) ***
Cerebral atherosclerosis I67.2 1 (0.0) 3.9 (0.5–28.9) 15.3 (2.1–114.1) **
Chronic ischemic heart disease I25 48 (1.6) 0.4 (0.3–0.5) 2.0 (1.5–2.8) **
Scabies B86 37 (1.3) 2.2 (1.6–3.1) 1.6 (1.2–2.2) **
Other specified bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified to other chapters B96 29 (1.0) 0.7 (0.5–0.9) 1.7 (1.2–2.5) **
Arthritis M05–M09 32 (1.1) 1.0 (0.7–1.5) 2.0 (1.4–2.8) **
Coeliac disease K90.0 34 (1.2) 1.7 (1.2–2.5) 1.7 (1.2–2.4) **
Lack of physical exercise Z72.3 12 (0.4) 1.4 (0.8–2.4) 2.1 (1.2–3.8) **
Hyperkinetic disorder F90 125 (4.2) 1.8 (1.5–2.2) 1.3 (1.1–1.5) **
Eating disorders F50 36 (1.2) 2.5 (1.8–3.4) 1.6 (1.1–2.2) **
Streptococcal sepsis A40 3 (0.1) 1.4 (0.4–4.3) 3.9 (1.3–12.3) *
Meningococcal infection A39 1 (0.0) 9.0 (1.2–67.9) 12.9 (1.6–101.7) *
Pneumonia due to Streptococcus pneumonia J13 4 (0.2) 1.3 (0.5–3.6) 3.2 (1.2–8.5) *
Type 1 diabetes mellitus E10 32 (1.1) 0.9 (0.6–1.3) 1.5 (1.1–2.2) *
Type 2 diabetes mellitus E11 71 (2.4) 0.4 (0.3–0.5) 1.3 (1.0–1.7) *
Other sepsis A41 9 (0.3) 0.6 (0.3–1.2) 2.0 (1.0–3.9) *
Eosinophilic esophagitis K209A 2 (0.1) 2.9 (0.7–12.0) 3.9 (0.9–15.9) ns
Autism F84.0/F84.1 40 (1.4) 1.9 (1.4–2.6) 1.2 (0.9–1.6) ns
Multiple sclerosis G35 3 (0.1) 0.5 (0.2–1.5) 0.7 (0.2–2.2) ns
Systemic lupus erythematosus M32 2 (0.1) 0.9 (0.2–3.5) 1.3 (0.3–5.1) ns
Acute myocardial infarction I21 10 (0.3) 0.3 (0.2–0.5) 1.1 (0.6–2.1) ns
Subsequent myocardial infarction I22 0 (0.0) 0.0 (0.0–0.0) 0.0 (0.0–0.0) ns
Certain current complications following acute myocardial infarction I23 0 (0.0) 0.0 (0.0–0.0) 0.0 (0.0–0.0) ns
Other acute ischaemic heart disease I24 0 (0.0) 0.0 (0.0–0.0) 0.0 (0.0–0.0) ns
Smoking Z72.0A 43 (1.5) 0.7 (0.5–0.9) 1.3 (0.9–1.7) ns
Alcohol use Z72.1 3 (0.1) 0.9 (0.3–3.0) 2.0 (0.6–6.3) ns
Schizophrenia F20 2 (0.1) 0.3 (0.1–1.1) 0.5 (0.1–2.0) ns
Other sexually transmitted chlamydial disease A56 60 (2.0) 1.7 (1.4–2.3) 1.2 (0.9–1.5) ns
Tuberculosis of skin and subcutaneous tissue A18.4 0 (0.0) 0.0 (0.0-0.0) 0.0 (0.0-0.0) ns
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease resulting in infectious and parasitic disease B20 0 (0.0) 0.0 (0.0-0.0) 0.0 (0.0-0.0) ns
Cytomegaloviral disease B25 3 (0.1) 2.5 (0.8–7.8) 2.8 (0.9–8.7) ns
Anogenital herpesviral (herpes simplex) infection A60 18 (0.6) 1.6 (1.0–2.5) 1.4 (0.9–2.2) ns
Other diseases caused by chlamydiae A74 10 (0.4) 1.2 (0.6–2.1) 0.9 (0.5–1.8) ns
Gonococcal infection A54 2 (0.1) 1.6 (0.4–6.5) 1.5 (0.4–5.9) ns
Viral agents as the cause of diseases classified to other chapters B97 5 (0.2) 1.3 (0.5–3.1) 1.4 (0.6–3.3) ns
Tick-borne viral encephalitis A84 0 (0.0) 0.0 (0.0-0.0) 0.0 (0.0-0.0) ns
Hepatitis B15–B18 5 (0.2) 0.4 (0.2–0.9) 0.5 (0.2–1.2) ns
Malignant melanoma of skin C43 8 (0.3) 0.6 (0.3–1.1) 1.5 (0.7–3.0) ns
Other malignant neoplasms of skin C44 28 (1.0) 0.4 (0.2–0.5) 1.3 (0.9–1.9) ns
Lymphomas C81–C86 4 (0.1) 0.7 (0.3–1.9) 1.9 (0.7–5.2) ns
#

Odds ratio adjusted for age group and sex

##

Significance level of adjusted odds ratio

*

p<0.05;

**

p<0.01;

***

p<0.001;

ns

p>0.05