Association of atopic dermatitis with depressive symptoms and suicidal behaviors among adolescents in Korea: the 2013 Korean Youth Risk Behavior Survey

Table 3 Associations between atopic dermatitis (AD) with mental health variables among 72,435 Korean adolescents

	Had depression symptoms^a		OR^b (95% Cl)	Suicide ideation		OR^b (95% Cl)	Suicide planning		OR^b (95% Cl)	Suicide attempt		OR^b (95% Cl)
	No, N	Yes, N		No, N	Yes, N		No, N	Yes, N		No, N	Yes, N
Total
AD
No	46,914	20,617	1.0	56,505	11,026	1.0	63,753	3,778	1.0	64,810	2,721	1.0
Yes	3,091	1,813	1.24 (1.15-1.34)	3,860	1,044	1.23 (1.13-1.35)	4,514	390	1.29 (1.13-1.48)	4,604	300	1.31 (1.12-1.52)
Male
AD
No	25,985	8,570	1.0	30,127	4,428	1.0	32,939	1,616	1.0	33,579	976	1.0
Yes	1,477	623	1.21 (1.07-1.37)	1,758	342	1.20 (1.02-1.40)	1,961	139	1.23 (0.99-1.52)	2,011	89	1.37 (1.04-1.80)
Female
AD
No	20,929	12,047	1.0	26,378	6,598	1.0	30,814	2,162	1.0	31,231	1,745	1.0
Yes	1,614	1,190	1.25 (1.14-1.38)	2,102	702	1.25 (1.12-1.39)	2,553	251	1.33 (1.13-1.57)	2,593	211	1.28 (1.08-1.53)

^aAmong various symptoms of depression, this includes feelings of sadness or hopelessness hampering daily activities for over 2 weeks
^bOdds ratio adjusted for sex, age, residence, family affluence, father’s education attainment, mother’s education attainment, alcohol consumption, sleep duration, sleep satisfaction, violence

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