Long-term socioeconomic outcomes in Danish children with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The long-term socioeconomic impact of atopic dermatitis (AD) is poorly understood.

Objectives

To examine if childhood AD is associated with labor market and relationship outcomes in adulthood.

Methods

This nationwide registry-based Danish cohort study included children born between 1973 and 1991: 8409 with hospital-diagnosed AD before age 18 (baseline) and 853,228 without. A sibling cohort (5119 with AD; 6352 without) was used to control for family-related confounding. The main outcomes were earned income, long-term unemployment, single partnership status and childlessness by age 30. We used linear regression for income and Poisson regression for binary outcomes, adjusted for income, sex, calendar year, comorbidities and childhood socioeconomic status.

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SUBMITTER: Schmidt SAJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12723571 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature