Evaluation of a Parental Questionnaire to Identify Atopic Dermatitis in Infants and Preschool Children

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of children with and without eczema due to specific criteria.

	Patients’ diagnose status
	Eczema^a	Noneczema	Total
Number, 𝑛 (%)	35 (58.3)	25 (41.7)	60 (100)
Age (month)
Mean (SD)	25.96 (±19.1)	25.68 (±18.3)	25.84 (±18.6)
Median (range)	18.0 (4–66)	19.0 (2–60)	19.0 (2–66)
Sex, 𝑛 (%)
Female	19 (54.3)	8 (32.0)	27 (45.0)
Male	16 (45.7)	17 (68.0)	33 (55.0)
Heredity, 𝑛 (%)
Yes	27 (77.1)	15 (60.0)	42 (70.0)
No	8 (22.9)	10 (40.0)	18 (30.0)
Dry skin, 𝑛 (%)
Yes	27 (81.8)*	6 (18.2)*	35 (58.3)
No	8 (29.63)*	19 (70.4)*	25 (41.7)
SCORAD Score^b, 𝑛 (%)
Severe	6 (17.1)
Moderate	15 (42.9)
Mild	14 (40.0)

^aPhysician diagnose, based on Hanifin and Rajka’s criteria.
^bEczema severity assessed with SCORing Atopic Dermatitis.
* P (Pearson chi2(1)) <0.05.