Inclusion criteria were: patients aged 0-15 years with AD. Exclusion criteria were: urinary tract infection or other active infection, ongoing or long-term steroid therapy.The clinical and laboratory parameters studied were: body mass index, personal and family history of diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma, ambulatory blood pressure measurement with a suitable cuff, fasting blood glucose, blood count, C reactive protein, cytobacteriological examination of urine, ADDIS count, serum immunoglobulin E (IGE), microalbuminuria.