Atopic dermatitis, cognitive function and psychiatric comorbidities across early childhood and adolescence in a population-based UK birth cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Atopic dermatitis (AD) may affect cognitive function, but studies are limited and inconsistent. The effect of AD severity on cognition remains underexplored and few previous studies have examined clinically validated or repeated measures of cognition throughout childhood.

Objectives

To evaluate the relationship of AD activity and severity with validated measures of general cognition in a longitudinal birth cohort.

Methods

We conducted cross-sectional analyses using data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), a UK cohort of 14 975 individuals followed prospectively since their birth in 1991-92. AD was assessed 11 times between the age of 6 and 166 months. Mothers were asked if their child had an 'itchy, dry skin rash in the joints

SUBMITTER: Sockler PG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10941325 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature