Season of birth is associated with increased risk of atopic dermatitis in Japanese infants: a retrospective cohort study.

Yu KuwabaraRitsue NiiKeiko TanakaEiichi IshiiMizuho NagaoTakao Fujisawa

Published in: Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (2020)

Being born in the summer is associated with a lower risk of AD compared to other seasons of birth. The low incidence of FA in our cohort group made it difficult to establish a valid association between FA and season of birth as the statistical power was low.

Keyphrases

gestational age
atopic dermatitis
preterm birth
risk factors
pregnancy outcomes
pregnant women
low birth weight