title: Water Exposure on the Hands in Adolescents: A Report from the BAMSE Cohort.
abstract: Water exposure on the skin of the hands has previously been studied in adults. The aim of this study was to investigate self-reported water exposure in adolescents in the BAMSE cohort in Stockholm, Sweden. A questionnaire including a question on daily water exposure on the hands was answered by 3,091 adolescents at age 16 years. Exposure < 10 times/day was reported by 28.7% and < 20 times/day by 3.1%; boys had somewhat higher exposure than girls (p = 0.03). In a multivariate analysis, adolescents with dry skin reported higher exposure (adjusted odds ratio (ORadj) 1.4; 95% CI 1.2-1.7), while no statistically significant exposure differences were found in relation to hand eczema or atopic dermatitis. Reported exposure may be considered as baseline exposure during a period of life with limited occupational and domestic duties.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Box 210, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden. birgitta.meding@ki.se.
authors.forename: Birgitta
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Meding
authors.forename: Carina M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Grönhagen
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bergström
authors.forename: Inger
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kull
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wrangsjö
authors.forename: Carola
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lidén
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000453:epidemiology; D004485:Eczema / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D012867:Skin; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology; D014867:Water / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D014867:Water