Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS: Patients with Crohn disease (n = 308), aged 18-50 years, living in the Linköping region in southeast Sweden, were asked to answer a questionnaire regarding the presence of any kind of atopic manifestations. The questionnaire was also sent to 930 controls collected from the Southeastern Region Population Registry. The controls were matched according to age, sex, and place of residence. RESULTS: The response rate among the Crohn patients was 91% (280/308) and among controls 84% (779/930). Eczema was a significantly more frequent manifestation, being almost twice as common in Crohn patients (27%) as in the general population (16%). Adjustment by logistic regression for place of residence, gender, age and coexistence of any other atopic manifestation did not change the odds ratios significantly. CONCLUSION: Atopic manifestations as a group, and eczema as a single manifestation, are significantly more frequent in Crohn patients than in the general population.
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Authors | P Myrelid, M Dufmats, I Lilja, C Grinn, O Lannerstad, R Sjödahl |
Journal | Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology
(Scand J Gastroenterol)
Vol. 39
Issue 8
Pg. 731-6
(Aug 2004)
ISSN: 0036-5521 [Print] England |
PMID | 15513357
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Asthma
(complications)
- Crohn Disease
(complications, immunology)
- Eczema
(complications)
- Female
- Humans
- Hypersensitivity, Immediate
(complications)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial
(complications)
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal
(complications)
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