Comorbidities and Environmental Factors Associated with Atopic Dermatitis in Children and Adults in Dermatology-Venereology in Cotonou, Benin

Table 2

Triggering or aggravating environmental factors in 155 children and 107 adults with AD in the Dermatology Department of the CNHU-HKM in Cotonou from January 2016 to December 2018.

		Children		Adults
		Number (%)	value	Number (%)	value
Comorbidities	Rhinitis	77 (49.7)	0.756	35 (32.7)	0.656
	Conjunctivitis	56 (36.1)	0.402	28 (26.2)	0.408
	Asthma	25 (16.1)	0.001	16 (15)	0.276
	Sinusitis	5 (3.2)	0.353	27 (25.2)	0.780
	Food allergy	4 (2.6)	—	4 (3.7)	—
	Drug allergy	0 (0)	—	3 (2.7)	—
	Prurigo strophulus	5 (3.2)	—	0 (0)	—
Antecedents	Deworming	92 (59.4)	0.011	50 46.7	0.732
	Vaccination	85 (54.8)	0.001	—	—
Residence	Urban	88 (56.8)	0.003	64 (59.8)	0.034
	Periurban	63 (40.6)		40 (37.4)
	Rural	4 (2.6)		3 (2.8)
Period of last outbreak	Dry season	85 (54.8)	0.489	63 (58.9)	0.61
	Rainy season	70 (45.2)		44 (41.1)
Triggering and/or aggravating factors	Heat	67 (43.2)	—	51 (47.7)	—
	Pneumallergens	44 (28.4)	—	37 (34.6)	—
	Skin irritants	35 (22.6)	—	63 (58.9)	—
	Trophallergens	29 (18.7)	—	14 (13.1)	—
	Psychological	23 (14.8)	—	38 (33.6)	—
	Infections	15 (9.7)	—	—	—
	Teething	11 (7.1)	—	—	—

The important values are highlighted in bold.