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CIGARETTE SMOKING IS NOT A RISK FACTOR IN ATOPIC DERMATITIS
Author(s) -
MILLS CAROLINE M.,
SRIVASTAVA EMANUEL D.,
HARVEY IAN M.,
SWIFT GILLIAN L.,
NEWCOMBE ROBERT G.,
HOLT PETER J.A.,
RHODES JOHN
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1994.tb01489.x
Subject(s) - medicine , atopic dermatitis , odds ratio , dermatology , risk factor , psoriasis , acne , cigarette smoking , confidence interval
Background . In recent years several diseases have been shown to have a relationship with smoking. Psoriasis is largely a disease of smokers, whereas acne appears to be associated with not smoking. Methods . One hundred and fifty patients with atopic dermatitis were sent a postal questionnaire on smoking habits and the results were compared with those from matched controls in the local community. Results . One hundred and twenty‐seven patients (85%) completed the questionnaire. There was no apparent difference in the prevalence of current smokers amongst atopic dermatitis patients compared with controls (odds ratio = 1.1, 95% confidence limits 0.65–1.86, P = 0.8). Conclusions . There was no significant difference between the smoking prevalence of patients with atopic dermatitis and matched controls.