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Prevalence of allergic rhinitis, related comorbidities and risk factors in schoolchildren.

ABSTRACT: Background: The study aimed to determine the prevalence and risk factors of allergic rhinitis and related comorbidities in school-age children in Budapest, capital of Hungary. Data and epidemiological studies on this disease are still limited.

Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in 21 representative and randomly selected primary schools in 2019. International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood-based questionnaires (n?=?6869) inquiring about prevalence and related risk factors of allergic rhinitis were distributed to all parents. The data were characterised with standard descriptive statistics: frequencies (percentages) and means for categorical and quantitative data, respectively.

Results: 3836 of the questionnaires (1857 M/1979F) were completed. The prevalence of current allergic rhinitis was 29.3% (1043), physician-diagnosed allergic rhinitis was 9.7% (373), cumulative allergic rhinitis was 36.2% (1289) and current allergic rhinoconjunctivitis was 16.2% (577). The presence of physician diagnosed atopic disease-asthma (p?
Conclusions: The prevalence of allergic rhinoconjunctivitis in 6-12-year-old children in Budapest is higher than reported for most of the surrounding European countries. While asthma (OR?=?4.398) is the most significant comorbidity, environmental factors such as birds at home in the first year of life (OR?=?2.394) and living in a weedy area (OR?=?1.640) seem to be the most important factors associated with AR. Strategies for preventive measures should be implemented.

Trial registration number: KUT-19/2019. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee at Heim Pál National Pediatric Institute.

SUBMITTER: Sultesz M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7661153 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Prevalence of allergic rhinitis, related comorbidities and risk factors in schoolchildren.

Sultész Monika M Horváth Alpár A Molnár Dávid D Katona Gábor G Mezei Györgyi G Hirschberg Andor A Gálffy Gabriella G

Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 20201111 1

<h4>Background</h4>The study aimed to determine the prevalence and risk factors of allergic rhinitis and related comorbidities in school-age children in Budapest, capital of Hungary. Data and epidemiological studies on this disease are still limited.<h4>Methods</h4>A cross sectional study was conducted in 21 representative and randomly selected primary schools in 2019. International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood-based questionnaires (n = 6869) inquiring about prevalence and related ...[more]

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