Key clinical point: Adults with newly diagnosed atopic dermatitis (AD) have a 44% increased risk of subsequently developing type 2 diabetes (T2D).
Major finding: The risk for new-onset T2D was significantly higher in adults with newly diagnosed AD vs control individuals without AD (adjusted hazard ratio 1.44; P < .001), with the risk being significantly greater in both men and women with AD (both P < .001).
Study details: Findings are from a retrospective cohort study including 36,692 adult patients with AD and 36,692 matched control individuals who had never been diagnosed with AD.
Disclosures: This study was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea funded by the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology and others. The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
Source: Won Lee S et al. Risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus in adult patients with atopic dermatitis. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2023;110883 (Aug 16). doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2023.110883