Comorbidity Patterns in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis Using Network Analysis in the EpiChron Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is associated with different comorbidities.

Methods

Retrospective, observational study based on clinical information from the individuals of the EpiChron Cohort Study (Aragon, Spain) with a diagnosis of AD between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2018. We calculated the tetrachoric correlations of each pair of comorbidities to analyze the weight of the association between them. We used a cut-off point for statistical significance of p-value < 0.01.

Results

The prevalence of AD in the EpiChron Cohort was 3.83%. The most frequently found comorbidities were respiratory, cardio-metabolic, cardiovascular, and mental health disorders. Comorbidities were combined into 17 disease patterns (15 in men and 11 in women), with some sex and

SUBMITTER: Almenara-Blasco M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9658108 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature