Patterns of farm exposure are associated with reduced incidence of atopic dermatitis in early life.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Farm exposures may reduce the risk of atopic dermatitis (AD) in children, but this is controversial and US data are limited.

Objective

This study was conducted to identify patterns of farm exposure in Wisconsin family farms that modify AD incidence and prevalence in early childhood.

Methods

Environmental exposures, health history, and clinical outcomes were prospectively recorded for 111 farm families and 129 non-farm families enrolled in the Wisconsin Infant Study Cohort birth cohort study. Exposures from the prenatal and early postnatal (2-month) visits were evaluated together with parental report of AD diagnosis by a health care provider through age 24 months. Latent class analysis was performed with prenatal and early postnatal farm-exposure variables t

SUBMITTER: Steiman CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7721989 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature