Case-control study, 2018
Do women with atopic dermatitis have more premenstrual syndrome than women without it?
Yes. Women with atopic dermatitis were 13.26 times more likely to have moderate or severe PMS compared to women without atopic dermatitis. This is a strong association.
What they did
Case-control study of 82 women aged 15-49. The study compared women with atopic dermatitis to a control group of healthy women. Both groups completed questionnaires about premenstrual symptoms.
What they found
Women with atopic dermatitis had 13.26 times higher odds of having moderate or severe PMS (confidence interval 3.31-53.07) after adjusting for age, occupation and marital status.
What it means for you
There is a strong link between having a skin condition like atopic dermatitis and experiencing moderate to severe PMS symptoms. The study was done in one hospital in Iran with a relatively small sample, so results may not apply to all women.
82
women studied
13.26
times higher odds of moderate/severe PMS with atopic dermatitis
3.31-53.07
confidence interval
About the study
- Original title
- The relationship between atopic dermatitis and premenstrual syndrome in women referred to the skin clinic of hamadan
- Authors
- سیده زهرا معصومی, فریده کاظمی, محمدرضا سبحان et al.
- Year
- 2018
- Study design
- Case-control study
- Participants
- 82
- What was tested
- None; observational comparison
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.18869/acadpub.jbums.20.5.54
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