Exposure to phthalates and bisphenol A are associated with atopic dermatitis symptoms in children: a time-series analysis

Table 1 Summary of atopic dermatitis symptoms in each season

	Spring	Summer	Fall	Winter	Year-round
Days observed	57	53	64	56	230
Daily attendance in child care center (Mean ± SD)	7.2 ± 2.1	5.2 ± 2.0	8.0 ± 2.2	6.0 ± 2.3	6.7 ± 2.4
No. of children per day with atopic dermatitis (Mean ± SD)	2.1 ± 0.9	3.0 ± 1.9	4.6 ± 2.3	3.5 ± 1.6	3.4 ± 2.0
Mean daily ASMR (%)^*	29.1	57.2	53.5	56.9	49.5
Mean daily ASMR (%)^*	b^a	a	a	a

^* p < .0001 by ANOVA between atopic dermatitis symptoms and season
^aDuncan’s post hoc multiple comparison for each season in the ANOVA. The difference between Group A and Group B is significant
ASMR: atopic dermatitis symptom manifestation rate

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