Impact of socioeconomic factors on pediatric atopic dermatitis population

Table 1 Study summary characteristics[14-21]

Ref.	Country	Geographical zone	Study type	Sample size	Patient population	Age group	Males, %	Females, %	Exposure	Primary outcome measurement
Reimer-Taschenbrecker et al[14], 2023	Chicago, United States	Americas	Cross-sectional study	216	Children with AD	5-17 years	41.70	58.30	SES	Geographic location, health insurance type, family income, parent education level, and household size
Jeong and Choi[15], 2024	Korea	Asia	Survey	2048	Children with allergic conditions like atopic dermatitis, asthma, and allergic rhinitis	0 ≤ 5 years	No separate data	No separate data	Household income	Household income
Landau et al[16], 2024	Israel	Middle East	Cross-sectional study	77525	Children with AD diagnosis (Cases) and pediatric population attending wellness visits (Controls)	Cases: < 3 years of age, Controls: < 18 years of age	56.60	43.40	SES	Socioeconomic status
Tawfik et al[17], 2023	East London	Europe	Cross-sectional study	460	Infants & children, young adults of Bangladeshi origin with atopic eczema	2 months to 30 years old	57.00	43	SES	Job/income
Andersson et al[18], 2023	Greenland	Americas	Cross-sectional study	839	Pediatric population with AD	0–7 years	49.80	50.20	SES	Parental educational background, housing status
Kim et al[19], 2023	Korea	Asia	Cross-sectional study	980	Participants with the presence of allergic conditions, asthma/AD	Less than or equal to 18 years of age	64.10	35.90	SES	Household income
Agiwal et al[20], 2023	India	Asia	Prospective, descriptive study	380	Pediatric AD population	Up to 15 years of age	56.30	43.70	SES	Socio-economic status, residential area
Weil et al[21], 2022	Israel	Middle East	Retrospective case-control study	93432	Pediatric AD population	Less than 6 months to more than or equal to 18 years of age	47.70	52.30	SES	Residential area, socioeconomic status

AD: Atopic dermatitis; SES: Socioeconomic status.