This study is conducted in order to analyze the impact of adolescents' body mass index(BMI) and stress on atopic dermatitis(AD) by gender. We analyzed the 11th 'Online survey on adolescents' health(2015)' which is investigated by Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; the total subjects are 68,043. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Chi-square test, t-test and logistic regression analysis (SPSS 22.0). The major findings of this study were as follows. The prevalence of AD was higher in female(27.7%) than in male(20.6%). BMI was higher in male(21.12) than female(20.58), and stress was higher in female than male. The prevalence of AD in middle school and high school students were not different in male, but the female was decreased 0.89 times. The probability of AD was 1.17 times higher in obese male than in normal weight, but, it was not influenced by female. The probability of AD was increased from 1.21 to 1.55 times as stress increased in both male and female, In particular, the probability of AD for male(1.55 times) is higher than that for female(1.41 times) when they feel stress very much. We want to provide a basis for the prevention of AD intervention program for male and female adolescent.

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