Monday, April 29

Is Atopic Dermatitis Linked to Cognitive Impairment Symptoms in Children?

TOPLINE:

The chances of having cognitive problems might be increased amongst kids with atopic dermatitis (ADVERTISEMENT), mainly amongst those with neurodevelopmental conditions, such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity condition (ADHD) or a discovering impairment.

METHOD:

  • It stays unidentified whether subpopulations of kids with advertisement deal with a higher danger for cognitive disability or not.
  • To identify the association, scientists drew from a weighted sample of 69,732,807 kids with advertisement in the 2021 United States National Health Interview Survey.
  • Main results of interest were problem in discovering or memory (cognitive problems signs) as reported by the kid’s caretaker.
  • The scientists carried out logistic regression to compare the chances of finding out or memory troubles in between 60,509,794 kids without advertisement and 9,223,013 kids with advertisement.

TAKEAWAY:

  • Kids with vs without advertisement were most likely to experience troubles with knowing (10.8% [95% CI, 7.8%-15.8%] vs 5.9% [95% CI, 5.1%-6.9%]; P