1. Water Exposure on the Hands in Adolescents: A Report from the BAMSE Cohort.
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Meding B, Grönhagen CM, Bergström A, Kull I, Wrangsjö K, and Lidén C
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- Adolescent, Cohort Studies, Dermatitis, Atopic epidemiology, Eczema epidemiology, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Male, Sex Factors, Surveys and Questionnaires, Sweden epidemiology, Hand Dermatoses epidemiology, Skin, Skin Diseases epidemiology, Water adverse effects
- Abstract
Water exposure on the skin of the hands has previously been studied in adults. The aim of this study was to investigate self-reported water exposure in adolescents in the BAMSE cohort in Stockholm, Sweden. A questionnaire including a question on daily water exposure on the hands was answered by 3,091 adolescents at age 16 years. Exposure < 10 times/day was reported by 28.7% and < 20 times/day by 3.1%; boys had somewhat higher exposure than girls (p = 0.03). In a multivariate analysis, adolescents with dry skin reported higher exposure (adjusted odds ratio (ORadj) 1.4; 95% CI 1.2-1.7), while no statistically significant exposure differences were found in relation to hand eczema or atopic dermatitis. Reported exposure may be considered as baseline exposure during a period of life with limited occupational and domestic duties.
- Published
- 2017
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