Table 1 Summary of the factors associated with diaper dermatitis in the study population
From: Diaper dermatitis: a survey of risk factors in Thai children aged under 24 months
Factors | Diaper dermatitis | Univariate logistic regression | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes n = 416 | No n = 737 | OR | 95% CI | P-value | |
Age | < 0.001* | ||||
1–6 months | 239 (47.99) | 259 (52.01) | 1 | 0.37, 0.64 | |
7–12 months | 122 (30.81) | 274 (69.19) | 0.48 | 0.18, 0.41 | |
13–18 months | 35 (20.23) | 138 (79.77) | 0.28 | 0.19, 0.56 | |
19–24 months | 20 (23.26) | 66 (76.74) | 0.33 | 0.37, 0.64 | |
Children with underlying allergic diseases | < 0.001* | ||||
No | 317 (33.54) | 628 (66.46) | 1 | ||
Yes | 99 (47.60) | 109 (52.40) | 1.8 | 1.33, 2.44 | |
Type of diaper using | < 0.001* | ||||
Disposable diaper [40.4% (466/1153)] | 79 (16.95) | 387 (83.05) | 1 | ||
Cloth diaper [59.6% (687/1153)] | 337 (49.05) | 350 (50.95) | 4.72 | 3.55, 6.27 | |
Previous episodes of diaper dermatitis | < 0.001* | ||||
None | 19 (6.96) | 254 (93.04) | 1 | ||
≤ 2 times | 258 (51.09) | 247 (48.91) | 13.96 | 8.49, 22.97 | |
> 2 times | 139 (37.07) | 236 (62.930 | 7.87 | 4.72, 13.13 | |
Frequency of diaper changes | |||||
Total number/day | 0.717 | ||||
≥ 6 times | 159 (35.49) | 289 (64.51) | 1 | ||
< 6 times | 254 (36.55) | 441 (63.45) | 1.05 | (0.82, 1.34) | |
Total number/daytime | 0.765 | ||||
≥ 3 times | 155 (35.63) | 280 (64.37) | 1 | ||
< 3 times | 261 (36.50) | 454 (63.50) | 1.04 | 0.81, 1.33 | |
Total number/nighttime | < 0.001* | ||||
≥ 3 times | 16 (12.21) | 115 (87.79) | 1 | ||
< 3 times | 387 (38.82) | 610 (61.18) | 4.56 | (2.66, 7.81) | |
Topical application on diaper area | < 0.001* | ||||
Diaper cream | 46 (29.30) | 111 (70.70) | 1 | ||
Baby powder | 173 (40.42) | 255 (59.58) | 1.64 | 1.10, 2.43 | |
Baby lotion | 9 (17.31) | 43 (82.69) | 0.51 | 0.23, 1.12 | |