Associations between Cigarette Smoking, Alcohol Drinking, and Lifetime Diagnosis of Atopic Dermatitis in Korean Boys and Girls: The Eighth Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey

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doi:2014.18.2.175

J Korean Soc Matern Child Health > Volume 18(2); 2014 > Article

Journal of The Korean Society of Maternal and Child Health 2014;18(2):175-185.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21896/jksmch.2014.18.2.175 Published online July 31, 2014.

Associations between Cigarette Smoking, Alcohol Drinking, and Lifetime Diagnosis of Atopic Dermatitis in Korean Boys and Girls: The Eighth Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey

김효주¹, 한미아², 김소희¹, 박선미¹, 박종¹, 류소연¹, 최성우¹

¹조선대학교 의학전문대학원 예방의학교실
²조선대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실

우리나라 남녀 청소년에서 흡연, 음주와 아토피 피부염평생 진단 경험과의 관련성: 제8차(2012년) 청소년건강행태온라인조사

김효주¹, 한미아², 김소희¹, 박선미¹, 박종¹, 류소연¹, 최성우¹

¹조선대학교 의학전문대학원 예방의학교실
²조선대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실

Abstract

Objectives
This study investigated the association between smoking, alcohol drinking, and atopicdermatitis in Korean adolescents.
Methods
The study subjects were 72,299 adolescents who participated in the Eighth Korea YouthRisk Behavior Web-based Survey (2012). Data were collected anonymously using a self-administered,web-based survey. Atopic dermatitis was defined as presence of a lifetime diagnosis. Smoking(lifetime smoking experience, age when first smoked, number of cigarettes per day, number ofdays, and secondhand smoke) and drinking (lifetime drinking experience, age when first drank,alcohol consumption amount, and number of days of drinking) behaviors were analyzed with atopicdermatitis.
Results
Of the 72,229 adolescents, the lifetime prevalence of atopic dermatitis was 21.2% and27.9% in boys and girls, respectively. Lifetime prevalence of a diagnosis of atopic dermatitis washigher in boys who smoked all of the previous 30 days compared to those who never smoked(aOR=1.21, 95% CI=1.02~1.43) after adjusting for grade level, school record, family structure,perceived stress, perceived sadness/hopelessness, being overweight and drinking. Girls who drankmore than one bottle of alcohol (aOR=1.44, 95% CI=1.13~1.84) and drank for 1~9 days (aOR=1.17, 95% CI=1.03~1.33) during the previous 30 days showed higher prevalence of atopic dermatitiscompared with non-drinkers.
Conclusions
Smoking and alcohol drinking were associated with atopic dermatitis in differentways. A prospective study is needed to investigate the temporal relationships between smoking,alcohol drinking, and atopic dermatitis.

Key Words: alcohol drinking, dermatitis, atopic, smoking, risk factors