Duration of neonatal intensive care unit exposure associated with decreased risk of atopic dermatitis.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Premature infants have lower rates of atopic dermatitis (AD) compared with full-term infants, though little is known about the factors contributing to this association. We explored the infant and environmental factors that may contribute to the association between prematurity and atopic dermatitis, including mode of delivery, birthweight, gestation, and duration of stay in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

Methods

This was a single-center retrospective study. Independent samples t tests or chi-square tests were used to compare groups on continuous and categorical variables, respectively. Logistic regression then examined the association of the predictor variables with AD.

Results

Four thousand sixteen mother-infant dyads were included. Inf

SUBMITTER: Schoch JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8892389 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature