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atopic dermatitis may associated short stature obesity children previous studies either small crosssectional evaluate association atopic dermatitis height body mass index bmi calculated weight kilograms divided height meters squared weight throughout childhood target kids applied research group kids ongoing prospective longitudinal cohort study collects data routine physician visits throughout childhood cohort children aged 5 younger followed adolescence regular physician visits general pediatric family practices toronto canada june 2008 february 2021 parental report atopic dermatitis primary outcomes lengthforage bmiforage z scores secondary outcome weightforage z score linear mixed effects models used estimate associations atopic dermatitis outcome secondary analyses interaction terms included atopic dermatitis age total 10 611 children included analysis mean sd baseline age 23 20 months 5070 478 participants female participants followed median range 285 001580 months total 1834 173 children atopic dermatitis followup atopic dermatitis associated lower lengthforage z score 013 95 ci 017 009 p 001 higher bmi z score 005 95 ci 001 009 p 008 lower weightforage z score 007 95 ci 010 004 p 001 compared children without atopic dermatitis associations atopic dermatitis height bmi changed age diminishing age 14 years 55 years respectively based world health organization growth tables children atopic dermatitis average 05 cm shorter 02 bmi units age 2 years 06 cm shorter difference bmi age 5 years children without atopic dermatitis adjusting covariates evidence interaction atopic dermatitis age respect weight cohort study atopic dermatitis associated shorter stature higher bmi lower weight early childhood associations small height bmi attenuated age resolved adolescence