Skin Care Practices by Atopic Dermatitis Status*
| Skin Care Practice | Overall | AD | No AD | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | (95% CI) | % | (95% CI) | % | (95% CI) | ||
| N | 652 | 159 | 493 | ||||
| Any current moisturizer use (%) | 78 | (71–84) | 90 | (84–96) | 74 | (66–82) | <.001 |
| Among current moisturizer users (N) | 500 | 144 | 356 | ||||
| Where moisturizer applied | |||||||
| All over body | 91 | (88–94) | 88 | (81–94) | 93 | (90–95) | .30 |
| Just to dry, flaky, or red spots | 9 | (6–12) | 13 | (6–19) | 7 | (5–10) | |
| Type of moisturizer(s) used† | |||||||
| Lotion | 54 | (47–61) | 29 | (18–40) | 64 | (58–70) | <.001 |
| Ointment | 28 | (20–35) | 41 | (33–49) | 22 | (13–31) | <.001 |
| Cream | 14 | (8–19) | 24 | (17–32) | 9 | (4–14) | <.001 |
| Liquid Oil | 4 | (3–6) | 7 | (3–11) | 3 | (2–5) | .05 |
| Unspecified lotion or cream | 32 | (28–36) | 38 | (29–47) | 29 | (25–33) | .022 |
AD, atopic dermatitis; CI, confidential interval.
↵* Percents are mean predictions from a logistic model with age (months) and clustered standard errors to account for correlation between babies from the same clinic. P values are from Wald test for AD vs no AD adjusted for age.
↵† Multiple answers possible to type of moisturizer.