Association between obesity and atopic dermatitis in children: A case-control study in a high obesity prevalence population.
Carolina IturriagaMaría Francisca BustosCatalina Le RoyRocío RodríguezLorena CifuentesSergio Silva-ValenzuelaCristián Vera-KelletFrancisca CristiGuillermo Pérez-MatelunaCarolina CabalínRodrigo Hoyos-BachilogluCarlos Arturo CamargoArturo BorzutzkyPublished in: Pediatric dermatology (2022)
In our study, Chilean children with AD had high but similar rates of obesity as HCs, but showed sex-specific associations of abdominal obesity and AD. Further research is needed to evaluate these associations and the roles that weight excess and weight loss could play in the pathogenesis and treatment of AD.