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While previous studies identified associations between pruritus and CC, limited data exist on their interplay when accounting for confounders such as smoking and asthma.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      This cross-sectional study analysed middle-aged and older participants from a population-based cohort, the Rotterdam Study. Logistic regression models assessed associations between demographic and lifestyle factors (\n                      <jats:italic>e.g.<\/jats:italic>\n                      smoking), CC (categorised as new-onset or persistent based on longitudinal data), asthma, and CP, reported as odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals. Sensitivity analyses sequentially excluded participants with atopic dermatitis, asthma and a combination of atopic conditions.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In total, 4364 participants (age range 48\u201399 years, median age 71; 58.8% women) were included. Persistent CC was strongly associated with CP, doubling the odds in multivariable analyses (OR 2.07, 95% CI 1.43\u20133.00). Smoking was independently associated with CP, with the highest odds in current smokers (OR 1.46, 95% CI 1.10\u20131.92). The association between persistent CC and CP remained robust across all sensitivity analyses.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Persistent CC is strongly associated with CP, emphasising shared pathogenic mechanisms. Smoking emerged as a modifiable risk factor for CP. 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