Atopic Dermatitis in Early Childhood and Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease : A Scandinavian Birth Cohort Study

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OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between early-life atopic manifestations and later risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), for which prospective data are scarce.

STUDY DESIGN: The population-based All Babies in Southeast Sweden (ABIS) and Norwegian Mother, Father, and Child (MoBa) cohorts follow children from birth (ABIS 1997-1999; MoBa 2000-2009) to the end of 2021. Based on validated questionnaires, parents prospectively reported information on asthma, food-related allergic symptoms, atopic dermatitis, and allergic rhinitis by age 3. IBD was defined by ≥ 2 diagnostic records in the national health registries. Cox regression estimated hazard ratios adjusted (aHRs) for parental IBD, atopy, education level, smoking habits, and national origin. Cohort-specific estimates were pooled using a random-effects model.

RESULTS: We compiled data on 83 311 children (ABIS, n = 9041; MoBa, n = 74 270). In over 1 174 756 person-years of follow-up, 301 participants were diagnosed with IBD. Children with atopic dermatitis at age 3 had an increased risk of IBD (pooled aHR = 1.46 [95% CI = 1.13-1.88]), Crohn's disease (pooled aHR = 1.53 [95%CI = 1.04-2.26]), and ulcerative colitis (pooled aHR = 1.78 [95%CI = 1.15-2.75]). Conversely, any atopic manifestation by age 3 was not associated with IBD (pooled aHR = 1.20 [95%CI = 0.95-1.52]), nor were analyses specifically focused on early-life food-related allergic symptoms, asthma, and allergic rhinitis.

CONCLUSION: While atopic manifestations in early childhood were overall not associated with IBD, children with atopic dermatitis specifically were at increased risk of developing IBD, suggesting shared etiologic traits; these findings might be useful in identifying at-risk individuals for IBD.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:270

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The Journal of pediatrics - 270(2024) vom: 22. März, Seite 114027

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lerchova, Tereza [VerfasserIn]
Størdal, Ketil [VerfasserIn]
Andersson, Björn [VerfasserIn]
Ludvigsson, Johnny [VerfasserIn]
Mårild, Karl [VerfasserIn]

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Atopy
Child
Crohn's disease
Eczema
Journal Article
Ulcerative colitis

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Date Revised 13.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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doi:

10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.114027

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NLM37011020X