The Prevalence and Risk Factors of Atopic Dermatitis from Nationwide Study: Korean Environmental Health Survey in Children and Adolescents (KorEHS-C)

2016 ◽  
Vol 137 (2) ◽  
pp. AB146
Author(s):  
sung-Hee Lee ◽  
Ju-Hee Seo ◽  
Hyun-Ju Cho ◽  
Eun Lee ◽  
Mina Ha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Atopic Dermatitis ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Environmental Health ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
Nationwide Study

scholarly journals Profile of Environmental Chemicals in the Korean Population—Results of the Korean National Environmental Health Survey (KoNEHS) Cycle 3, 2015–2017

2022 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 626
Author(s):  
Sun Kyoung Jung ◽  
Wookhee Choi ◽  
Sung Yeon Kim ◽  
Sooyeon Hong ◽  
Hye Li Jeon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Environmental Health ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
Chemical Exposure ◽  
Environmental Chemicals ◽  
Korean Population ◽  
Detection Rates ◽  
Lead And Cadmium ◽  
The Us ◽  
National Environmental

The Korean National Environmental Health Survey (KoNEHS) program provides useful information on chemical exposure, serves as the basis for environmental health policies, and suggests appropriate measures to protect public health. Initiated on a three-year cycle in 2009, it reports the concentrations of major environmental chemicals among the representative Korean population. KoNEHS Cycle 3 introduced children and adolescents into the analysis, where the blood and urine samples of 6167 participants were measured for major metals, phthalates, phenolics, and other organic compounds. Lead, mercury, cadmium, metabolites of DEHP and DnBP, and 3-phenoxybenzoic acid levels of the Korean adult population tended to decrease compared to previous survey cycles but remained higher than those observed in the US or Canada. Both bisphenol A (BPA) and trans,trans-muconic acid concentrations have increased over time. Heavy metal concentrations (blood lead, and cadmium) in children and adolescents were approximately half that of adults, while some organic substances (e.g., phthalates and BPA) were high. BPA showed higher levels than in the US or Canada, whereas BPF and BPS showed lower detection rates in this cycle; however, as these are increasingly used as a substitute for BPA, further research is necessary. As environmental chemicals may affect childhood health and development, additional analyses should assess exposure sources and routes through continuous observations.

scholarly journals Association between Urinary Phthalate Metabolite Concentration and Atopic Dermatitis in Korean Adolescents Participating in the Third Korean National Environmental Health Survey, 2015–2017

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 2261
Author(s):  
Sang-Woo Kim ◽  
Jeongho Lee ◽  
Soon-Chan Kwon ◽  
June-Hee Lee
Keyword(s):  
Atopic Dermatitis ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Environmental Health ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Korean Adolescents ◽  
The Third ◽  
Phthalate Exposure ◽  
Phthalate Metabolite ◽  
National Environmental

Previous studies have highlighted the potential health effects of phthalate exposure, such as atopic dermatitis and asthma. However, evidence supporting the association between phthalate exposure and atopic dermatitis is limited and based on data collected from Western populations. This study aimed to analyze the association between phthalate exposure and atopic dermatitis in Korean adolescents aged 12–17 years using a nationally representative dataset. We conducted a cross-sectional study using a publicly available dataset from the third Korean National Environmental Health Survey (n = 797). We divided the study participants into four quartiles according to urinary phthalate metabolite concentrations. The odds ratio of having atopic dermatitis was calculated using the first quartile as the reference group in binary logistic regression. We found that in the logistic regression model, both the urinary Mono-(2-ethyl-5-carboxypentyl) phthalate (MECCP; OR: 1.81; CI: 1.01–3.25) and Mono-benzyl phthalate (MBzP; OR: 1.81; CI: 1.01–3.25) concentrations in the highest quartile were positively associated with atopic dermatitis. The atopic dermatitis group had a significantly higher mean urinary MECCP and MBzP concentration. In the future, longitudinal studies involving repeated measurements are warranted to analyze the long-term effects of phthalate.

scholarly journals Analysis of Epidemiology and Risk Factors of Atopic Dermatitis in Korean Children and Adolescents from the 2010 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyung Suk Lee ◽  
In-Hwan Oh ◽  
Sun Hee Choi ◽  
Yeong-Ho Rha
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Atopic Dermatitis ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
National Health ◽  
Allergic Diseases ◽  
Nutrition Examination Survey ◽  
Korean Children ◽  
Total Ige ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
Nationally Representative

Background. Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common chronic inflammatory skin disease, but only few studies involved samples of children and adolescents that are representative of the entire Korean population. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence and risk factors of AD among children and adolescents in Korea by using nationally representative data. Methods. We used data from the fifth Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey in 2010 and retrospectively evaluated 2,116 children and adolescents. Logistic regression analysis was performed to determine the relationship between AD and other variables, including IgE levels. Results. The prevalence rate of AD in children and adolescents was 15.0%. In the multivariate analysis of ages from 1 to 18 years, age (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 0.96; p<0.01) was related to AD. From age of 12 to 18 years, smoking (aOR, 8.99; p<0.01) and elevated total IgE serum level (aOR, 5.31; p<0.01) were related to AD. Conclusion. Age, smoking, and elevated total IgE level were related to AD in the children and adolescents. Thus, an antismoking policy and public education are necessary for reducing the prevalence of allergic diseases. In addition, measurement of total IgE level and age may be helpful in the diagnosis of AD.

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