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Dietary factors in relation to atopic dermatitis among urban school‐aged children in Korea
Author(s) -
Kwon SungOk,
Kang DM,
Kim SY,
Sa KJ,
Lee CG,
Lim JH,
Jee YK,
Ha MN,
Hong SJ,
Hong YC,
Kwon HJ,
Oh SY
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.22.1_supplement.876.5
Subject(s) - christian ministry , atopic dermatitis , environmental health , medicine , confounding , food group , food science , biology , philosophy , theology , dermatology
Prevalence of atopic dermatitis (AD) has been increasing during the last decades among school‐aged children in Korea. Dietary factors might be related to the risk of AD, yet the association of diet with the risk of AD has not been fully investigated for Korean children. As part of the nation‐wide environmental health study on urban school aged children, we compared dietary intakes (assessed by a semi‐quantitative food frequency questionnaire) of 7–8 year old children with AD (n=680) and their healthy controls (n=1,229). After controlling for the role of possible confounding variables, fat intakes including total, saturated and monounsaturated fatty acids were positively related to higher AD risk. Similar trend was observed for proportionate fat intake, animal fat and n‐3 fatty acids. In terms of food groups, AD children had low‐fat milk, fruits, kimchies and other vegetables less frequently, but consumed beef, processed meat, white fishes, and candies more frequently. These results suggest that higher animal food intake may play an important role related to the risk of AD. (Supported by a grant from the Ministry of Environment, Korea in 2006)