TOPLINE:
A new study found that that use of e-cigarettes by parents was associated with an increased risk for atopic dermatitis (AD) in children.
METHODOLOGY:
AD is one of the most common inflammatory conditions in children and is linked to environmental risk factors, such as exposure to secondhand smoke and prenatal exposure to tobacco.To address the effect of e-cigarettes use on children, researchers conducted a cross-sectional analysis of data from the 2014-2018 National Health Interview Survey, a nationally representative sample of the US population.The analysis included 48,637,111 weighted individuals (mean age, 8.4 years), with 6,354,515 (13%) indicating a history of AD (mean age, 8 years).
TAKEAWAY:
The prevalence of parental e-cigarette use was 18.0% among individuals with AD compared with 14.4% among those without AD.This corresponded to a 24% higher risk for AD associated with parental e-cigarette use (adjusted odds ratio, 1.24; 95% CI, 1.08-1.42).The association between e-cigarette use and AD in children held regardless of parent’s sex.
IN PRACTICE:
“Our results suggest that parental e-cigarette use was associated with pediatric AD,” the authors concluded. They noted that the authors of a previous study that associated e-cigarette use with AD in adults postulated that the cause was “the inflammatory state created by e-cigarettes.”
SOURCE:
This study, led by Gun Min Youn, Department of Dermatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, was published online in JAMA Dermatology on May 22, 2024.
LIMITATIONS:
The cross-sectional survey design limited the ability to draw causal inferences. Defining e-cigarette use as a single past instance could affect the strength of the findings. Only past-year e-cigarette use was considered. Furthermore, data on pediatric cigarette or e-cigarette use, a potential confounder, were unavailable.
DISCLOSURES:
The study did not disclose funding information. One author reported receiving consultation fees outside the submitted work. No other disclosures were reported.
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